And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house.”
Luke 4:24 - New Revised Standard Version And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometown. 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 took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not without honor except in their own country and in their own house.”
(for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in the prophet's own country).
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated strictly according to our ancestral law, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.