And they were scandalized in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not unhonoured, except in his native land, and in his house.
Luke 4:24 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 And he said; Truly I say to you, That not any prophet is acccepted in his country. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then He said, Solemnly I say to you, no prophet is acceptable and welcome in his [own] town (country). American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. Common English Bible He said, “I assure you that no prophet is welcome in the prophet’s hometown. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he said: "Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. |
And they were scandalized in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not unhonoured, except in his native land, and in his house.
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet has no honour in his own country.
I am truly a Jew, a man born in Tarsus, of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the exactness of the fathers' law, being zealous of God, as all ye are this day.