Luke 4:24 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Then Jesus added, "I can guarantee this truth: A prophet isn't accepted in his hometown.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

ASV:

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

BBE:

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.

DBY:

And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.

ERV:

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

WEY:

"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.

WBS:

And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

WEB:

He said, "Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

YLT:

and he said, 'Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country;

Luke 4:24 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 13:57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."

Mark 6:4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."

John 4:44 For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

4:24 Verily I say unto you. See PNT Mt 5:18. This expression occurs eight times in Luke.
No prophet is accepted in his own country. He replied to their proverb with another, often verified.

WES:

4:24 No prophet is acceptable in his own country - That is, in his own neighbourhood. It generally holds, that a teacher sent from God is not so acceptable to his neighbours as he is to strangers. The meanness of his family, or lowness of his circumstances, bring his office into contempt: nor can they suffer that he, who was before equal with, or below themselves, should now bear a superior character.

MHC:

4:14-30 Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his grace, to give sight to those that were blind. And he preached the acceptable year of the Lord. Let sinners attend to the Saviour's invitation when liberty is thus proclaimed. Christ's name was Wonderful; in nothing was he more so than in the word of his grace, and the power that went along with it. We may well wonder that he should speak such words of grace to such graceless wretches as mankind. Some prejudice often furnishes an objection against the humbling doctrine of the cross; and while it is the word of God that stirs up men's enmity, they will blame the conduct or manner of the speaker. The doctrine of God's sovereignty, his right to do his will, provokes proud men. They will not seek his favour in his own way; and are angry when others have the favours they neglect. Still is Jesus rejected by multitudes who hear the same message from his words. While they crucify him afresh by their sins, may we honour him as the Son of God, the Saviour of men, and seek to show we do so by our obedience.

CONC:

Acceptable Accepted Added Certainly Continued Hometown Honoured Prophet Solemn Truly Truth Verily Welcome Welcomed

Acceptable Accepted Capernaum Country Cure Doubtless Hear Hometown Native Physician Prophet Proverb Quote Truth Verily Welcome

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