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Luke 4:24

22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?

23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

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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
Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
KJV
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
WEB
He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
ASV
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
DARBY
And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] country.
BLB
And He said, “Truly I say to you⁺ that no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
ÅB
Men han sa: Sannelig sier jeg dere: Ingen profet blir vel mottatt på sitt hjemsted.
OTB
«Sannelig sier jeg dere,» fortsatte han, «ingen profet blir akseptert i sin egen by.
B1930
Men han sa: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Ingen profet blir vel mottatt på sitt hjemsted.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 13:57

    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.

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  • John 4:44

    For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

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  • Mark 6:4–5

    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.

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  • Acts 22:3

    I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

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  • Acts 22:18–22

    And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

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