Mark 6:4

New English Translation

Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:21

Then the Lord told me about some men from Anathoth who were threatening to kill me. They had threatened, “Stop prophesying in the name of the Lord or we will kill you!”

Jeremiah 12:6

As a matter of fact, even your own brothers and the members of your own family have betrayed you too. Even they have plotted to do away with you. So do not trust them even when they say kind things to you.

Matthew 13:57

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”

Mark 6:1

Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

Luke 4:24

And he added, “I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

John 4:44

(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)