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The Rejection at Nazareth

Luke 4:24

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
and He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country;
YLT
and he said, 'Verily I say to you — No prophet is accepted in his own country;
DBY
And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] country.
DRC
And he said: Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country.
GNV
And he saide, Verely I say vnto you, No Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπεν δέ· Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Εἶπεν δέ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Εἶπε δέ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.
SCR1894
ειπεν δε αμην λεγω υμιν οτι ουδεις προφητης δεκτος εστιν εν τη πατριδι αυτου

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◆ Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 13:57And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
  • John 4:44Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
  • Mark 6:4–5Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.” So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and…
  • Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
  • Acts 22:18–22and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I…
  • John 4:41And many more believed because of His message.

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