John 4:44 BSB — MannaFest

John 4:44

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 13.372, 376, 378 (253)

The country of the prophets, of course, was in Judea, and it is clear that they had had no honor among the Jews since they were stoned, sawn in two, tried and put to death by the sword. Because they were dishonored, they went about in sheepskins and goat skins, being in need, afflicted and ill-treated. … The truth of the Savior's statement is amazing.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For Jesus himself testified ... - See the notes at Mat 13:57. The connection of this verse with the preceding may be thus explained: “Jesus went to Galilee, but not to Nazareth, for he testified,” etc. Or, “Jesus went to Galilee, ‘although’ he had said that a prophet had no honor in his own country; yet, because he foreknew that the Galileans would many of them believe on him, he went at this time.”

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For Jesus testified, &c.--This verse had occasioned much discussion. For it seems strange, if "His own country" here means Nazareth, which was in Galilee, that it should be said He came to Galilee because in one of its towns He expected no good reception.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
αὐτὸς	autos	Himself	G846 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ἐμαρτύρησεν	emarturēsen	testified	G3140 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
προφήτης	prophētēs	a prophet	G4396 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἰδίᾳ	idia	own	G2398 →
πατρίδι	patridi	hometown	G3968 →
τιμὴν	timēn	honor	G5092 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔχει.¶	echei	has.	G2192 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.”
leads to
- Luke 4:24
  Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 12:6
  Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
Through
Luke 4:24
Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
leads to
- 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.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 6:4–5
  Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Through
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.”
leads to
- Matthew 11:6
  Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
- Isaiah 53:3
  He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- John 6:61
  Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
- Isaiah 49:7
  Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John