Mark 6:4 BSB — MannaFest

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.”

BSB

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ASV

And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Mark (1107)

The Lord speaks generally about all prophets, that they receive no honor in their homelands, among their kinsmen and household members. Do they have distinguished kinsmen? In that case, those kinsmen envy them and therefore dishonor them. Are they of humble origin? Again, they are …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

This passage shows us our Lord Jesus Christ in "his hometown," at Nazareth. It is a melancholy illustration of the wickedness of man's heart, and deserves special attention. We see, in the first place, how apt men are to undervalue things with which they are familiar . The men of Nazareth "were offended" at our Lord. They could not think it possible that one who had lived so many years among themselves, and whose brethren and sisters they knew, could deserve to be followed as a public teacher. Never had any place on earth such privileges as Nazareth.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἔλεγεν	elegen	was saying	G3004 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	to them	G846 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὐκ	ouk	Not	G3756 →
ἔστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
προφήτης	prophētēs	a prophet	G4396 →
ἄτιμος	atimos	without honor	G820 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
πατρίδι	patridi	hometown	G3968 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
συγγενεῦσιν	sungeneusin	relatives	G4773 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
οἰκίᾳ	oikia	household	G3614 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

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
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.
- John 4:44
  Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
  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
John 4:44
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
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.
Through
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.
leads to
- Proverbs 26:25
  When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
- Jeremiah 9:4
  “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.
- Psalms 12:2
  They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Genesis 37:4–11
  When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark