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Good News Translation

Mark 6:4

Jesus said to them, "Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family."

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."
Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his 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.
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

1 Jesus left that place and went back to his hometown, followed by his disciples. 2 On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue. Many people were there; and when they heard him, they were all amazed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked. "What wisdom is this that has been given him? How does he perform miracles? 3 Isn't he the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren't his sisters living here?" And so they rejected him. 4 Jesus said to them, "Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family." 5 He was not able to perform any miracles there, except that he placed his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 He was greatly surprised, because the people did not have faith. Then Jesus went to the villages around there, 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
Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Genesis 6:21
Take along all kinds of food for you and for them."
Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything that God commanded.
Genesis 11:4
They said, "Now let's build a city with a tower that reaches the sky, so that we can make a name for ourselves and not be scattered all over the earth."
Numbers 13:33
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Deuteronomy 3:11
(King Og was the last of the Rephaim. His coffin, made of stone, was six feet wide and almost fourteen feet long, according to standard measurements. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
1 Samuel 17:4
A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall

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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