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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.”

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ASV

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.

KJV

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

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προφήτηςprophētēsa prophetG4396 →
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John 4:44Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.Mark 6:4Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”Luke 4:24Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.Matthew 11:6Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”Isaiah 53:3He 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 6:61Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?Isaiah 49:7Thus 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 will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”Luke 2:34–35Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,Luke 7:23Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”Isaiah 8:14And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.John 6:42They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”Acts 7:51–52You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.1 Corinthians 1:23–28but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,Matthew 13:21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.Romans 9:32Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,Matthew 24:10At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

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