Mark 6:4

But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3Is not this the carpenter, Mary's son, the brother of James and Joses, Jude and Simon? And do not his sisters live here among us?" So they turned angrily away.

5And He could not do any miracle there, except that He laid His hands on a few who were out of health and cured them; and

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Cross References

Luke 4:24"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:2-7

The Contempt Poured on Christ. 1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here… Read the whole commentary →

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