And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.)
And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
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.”
For even your brothers and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak friendly words to you.”
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”—
Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com.