Mark 6:4

New Century Version

Jesus said to them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his hometown and with his own people and in his own home.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:21

So the Lord speaks about the people from Anathoth who plan to kill Jeremiah and say, “Don’t prophesy in the name of the Lord, or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 12:6

Even your own brothers and members of your own family are making plans against you. They are crying out against you. Don’t trust them, even when they say nice things to you!

Matthew 13:57

So the people were upset with Jesus. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his hometown and in his own home.”

Mark 6:1

Jesus left there and went to his hometown, and his followers went with him.

Luke 4:24

Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, a prophet is not accepted in his hometown.

John 4:44

(Jesus had said before that a prophet is not respected in his own country.)