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John 4:44

Jesus

42 They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

43 After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.

Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

45 Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.

46 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
KJV
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
WEB
For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
ASV
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.
DARBY
for Jesus himself bore witness that a prophet has no honour in his own country.
BLB
For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet in [his] own hometown does not have honor.
ÅB
for Jesus vitnet selv at en profet blir ikke aktet på sitt eget hjemsted.
OTB
For Jesus selv hadde vitnet om at en profet ikke har ære i sitt eget land.
B1930
for Jesus vidnet selv at en profet blir ikke aktet på sitt eget hjemsted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 13:57

    And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

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  • Luke 4:24

    Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

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  • Mark 6:4

    Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

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