Matthew 13:57

New American Standard Bible 2020

And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and in his own household.”

Cross References

Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, Says to the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and abandoned by men, A man of great pain and familiar with sickness; And like one from whom people hide their faces, He was despised, and we had no regard for Him.

Isaiah 8:14

“Then He will become a sanctuary; But to both houses of Israel, He will be a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Matthew 11:6

And blessed is any person who does not take offense at Me.”

Matthew 13:58

And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Mark 6:1

Jesus went out from there and *came into His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him.

Mark 6:14

And King Herod heard about it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”

Mark 6:3

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?” And they took offense at Him.

Mark 6:4

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.”

Luke 4:24

But He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.

Luke 7:23

And blessed is anyone who does not take offense at Me.”

John 4:44

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

John 6:42

And they were saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”

John 6:61

But Jesus, aware that His disciples were complaining about this, said to them, “Is this offensive to you?