The Lord, the Holy One of Israel,\par the Protector of Israel says,\par “My Servant is humble.\par He serves rulers.\par But people hate him.\par But, kings will see him,\par and stand \{to honor him\}.\par Great leaders will bow down to him.”\par
Matthew 13:57 - Easy To Read Version And the people refused to accept Jesus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they took offense at Him [they were repelled and hindered from acknowledging His authority, and caused to stumble]. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house. American Standard Version (1901) And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. Common English Bible They were repulsed by him and fell into sin. But Jesus said to them, “Prophets are honored everywhere except in their own hometowns and in their own households.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. |
The Lord, the Holy One of Israel,\par the Protector of Israel says,\par “My Servant is humble.\par He serves rulers.\par But people hate him.\par But, kings will see him,\par and stand \{to honor him\}.\par Great leaders will bow down to him.”\par
People made fun of him, and his friends left him. He was a man that had much pain. He knew sickness very well. People did not even give him the honor of looking at him. We did not even notice him.
If you will respect the Lord and consider him holy, then he will be a safe place for you. But you don’t respect him. So God is like a rock that you people fall over. He is a rock that makes the two families of Israel stumble. The Lord is a trap to catch all the people of Jerusalem.
The people there did not believe in Jesus. So Jesus did not do many miracles {\cf2\super [194]} there.
Jesus left there and went back to his home town. His followers went with him.
King Herod {\cf2\super [68]} heard about Jesus, because Jesus was now famous. Some people said, “\{He (Jesus) is\} John the Baptizer. He is risen from death. That is why he can do these miracles. {\cf2\super [69]} ”
He is only the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. He is the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters are here with us.” The people did not accept Jesus.
Jesus said to the people, “Other people give honor to a prophet. {\cf2\super [63]} But in his own town with his own people and in his own home, a prophet does not get honor.”
Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. A prophet {\cf2\super [73]} is not accepted in his own home town.
What great blessings there are for the person that can accept {\cf2\super [131]} me!”
(Jesus had said before that a prophet {\cf2\super [69]} is not respected in his own country.)
The Jews said, “This is Jesus. We know his father and mother. Jesus is only Joseph’s son. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
Jesus knew that his followers were complaining about this. So Jesus said, “Is this teaching a problem for you?