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Mark 6:4

Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Unbelief;   Thompson Chain Reference - Misused Privileges;   Privileges;   The Topic Concordance - Evangelism;   Healing;   Honor;   Prophecy and Prophets;   Sending and Those Sent;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nazareth;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Faith;   Miracle;   Synagogue;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cousin;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Nazareth, Nazarene;   Synagogue;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronology of the New Testament;   Messiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boyhood of Jesus;   Brethren of the Lord (2);   Carpenter;   Discourse;   Foresight;   Kin, Kindred, Kinship;   Naaman ;   Proverbs ;   Sabbath ;   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nazareth ;   New Testament;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Mary;   Nazareth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Countryman;   Kinsman;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus said to them, “A prophet
King James Version (1611)
But Iesus sayde vnto them, A Prophet is not without honour, but in his owne countrey, and among his owne kinne, and in his owne house.
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.
English Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household."
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household."
New Century Version
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his hometown and with his own people and in his own home."
Amplified Bible
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor (respect) except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."
Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus was saying to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."
Contemporary English Version
But Jesus said, "Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their relatives and their own family."
Complete Jewish Bible
But Yeshua said to them. "The only place people don't respect a prophet is in his home town, among his own relatives, and in his own house."
Darby Translation
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among [his] kinsmen, and in his own house.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus said to them, "People everywhere give honor to a prophet, except in his own town, with his own people, or in his home."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iesus sayd vnto them, A Prophet is not without honour, but in his owne countrey, and among his owne kindred, & in his own house.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jesus said to them, There is no prophet who is insulted, except in his own city, and among his own brothers, and in his own house.
Good News Translation
Jesus said to them, "Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family."
Lexham English Bible
And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own household."
Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and among the relatives, and in his own house.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."
International Standard Version
Jesus was telling them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own home."Matthew 13:57; John 4:44;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And Jeshu said to them, No prophet is despised, unless in his own city, and among his kinsfolk, and in his own house.
Murdock Translation
And Jesus said to them: There is no prophet who is little, except in his own city, and among his kindred, and at home.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus sayde vnto them, that a prophete is not without honour, but in his owne countrey, and among his owne kynne, and in his owne house.
English Revised Version
And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
World English Bible
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.
Weymouth's New Testament
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."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus seide to hem, That a profete is not without onoure, but in his owne cuntrey, and among his kynne, and in his hous.
Update Bible Version
And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Webster's Bible Translation
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.
New English Translation
Then Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house."
New King James Version
But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."
New Living Translation
Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family."
New Life Bible
Jesus said to them, "One who speaks for God is respected everywhere but in his own country and among his own family and in his own house."
New Revised Standard
Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jesus was saying unto them - A prophet is not without honour, save in his own city and among his kinsfolk, and in his house;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred.
Revised Standard Version
And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus sayde vnto the: a prophet is not despysed but in his awne coutre and amonge his awne kynne and amonge the that are of the same housholde.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them -- `A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his kindred, and in his own house;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iesus saide vnto the: A prophet is nowhere lesse set by, the in his awne countre, & at home amonge his awne.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus said to him, a prophet is never despis'd, except in his own country, among his own kindred, and in his own family:
THE MESSAGE
Jesus told them, "A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child." Jesus wasn't able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that's all. He couldn't get over their stubbornness. He left and made a circuit of the other villages, teaching.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Jesus said to 'em all, "A cowboy who rides for God gets respect for what he does everywhere except his hometown. All the people he grew up with, including his family, think they know who he really is, but they don't."

Contextual Overview

1Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples. 2When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. "Where did this man get these ideas?" they asked. "What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles? 3Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't His sisters here with us as well?" And they took offense at Him. 4Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household."5So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them. 6And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 11:21, Jeremiah 12:6, Matthew 13:57, Luke 4:24, John 4:44

Reciprocal: 2 Corinthians 6:13 - be

Cross-References

Genesis 6:15
And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
Genesis 6:21
You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals."
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
Genesis 11:4
"Come," they said, "let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth."
Numbers 13:33
We even saw the Nephilim there-the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!"
Numbers 16:2
a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 men of Israel renowned as leaders of the congregation and representatives in the assembly.
Deuteronomy 3:11
(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)
1 Samuel 17:4
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Jesus said unto them,.... The following proverb;

a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house; the same as in Matthew 13:57;

Matthew 13:57- :. Only the phrase, "among his own kin", is here added: very probably some of those that made these reflections, were some distant relations of Joseph, or Mary; for as Jesus was now in his own country and city, and in his own native place, so among his kindred and relations; who envied his gifts and attainments, and objected to him his rise from that branch of their family, which was the most mean and abject.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 13:54-58.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 6:4-6. See this curious subject explained, Matthew 13:55-58.


 
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