Mark 6:4

WEB

⁴Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

KJV

⁴But 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.

BSB

⁴Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

FBV

⁴“^[+] A prophet is treated with respect except in his home town, among his relatives, and within his own family,” Jesus told them.

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Extra References

John 4:44

⁴⁴For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

Luke 4:24

²⁴He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

Matthew 13:57

⁵⁷They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”

Jeremiah 12:6

⁶For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.

Jeremiah 11:21

²¹“Therefore the LORD says concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy in the LORD’s name, that you not die by our hand’—