Luke 4:24

Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And he saide, Verely I say vnto you, No Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

In context

23Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

25But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

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