Therefore, here is what the Lord says concerning the people of Anathoth who intend to take your life. They warn, ‘Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will certainly die at our hand.’
Mark 6:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour except in his home town, among his relatives, and in his household.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor (deference, reverence) except in his [own] country and among [his] relatives and in his [own] house. American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. Common English Bible Jesus said to them, “Prophets are honored everywhere except in their own hometowns, among their relatives, and in their own households.” Catholic Public Domain Version And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred. |
Therefore, here is what the Lord says concerning the people of Anathoth who intend to take your life. They warn, ‘Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will certainly die at our hand.’
Even your brothers #– #your own father’s family – even they were treacherous to you; even they have cried out loudly after you. Do not have confidence in them, though they speak well of you.
And they were offended by him. Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour except in his home town and in his household.’
He left there and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him.
He also said, ‘Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his home town.
(Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honour in his own country. )