Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. New Living Translation But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown. English Standard Version And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. Berean Standard Bible Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. Berean Literal Bible And He said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. King James Bible And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. New King James Version Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. New American Standard Bible But He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. NASB 1995 And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. NASB 1977 And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his home town. Legacy Standard Bible And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. Amplified Bible Then He said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. Christian Standard Bible He also said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. Holman Christian Standard Bible He also said, “I assure you: No prophet is accepted in his hometown. American Standard Version And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. Contemporary English Version But you can be sure that no prophets are liked by the people of their own hometown. English Revised Version And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Jesus added, "I can guarantee this truth: A prophet isn't accepted in his hometown. Good News Translation I tell you this," Jesus added, "prophets are never welcomed in their hometown. International Standard Version He added, "I tell all of you with certainty, a prophet is not accepted in his hometown. Majority Standard Bible Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. NET Bible And he added, "I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. New Heart English Bible He said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. Weymouth New Testament "I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people. World English Bible He said, “Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country; Berean Literal Bible And He said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. Young's Literal Translation and he said, 'Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country; Smith's Literal Translation And he said; Truly I say to you, That not any prophet is accepted in his country. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said: Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he said: “Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. New American Bible And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. New Revised Standard Version And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen he said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own city. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But he said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is not a Prophet who is received in his town.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he said: Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. Godbey New Testament And He said, Haweis New Testament But he said, Verily, I say unto you, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country. Mace New Testament but in truth, added he, no prophet was ever well received in his own country. Weymouth New Testament "I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people. Worrell New Testament And He said, Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Rejection at Nazareth…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.’ ” 24Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 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.… Cross References John 4:44 Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown. Matthew 13:57 And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.” Mark 6:4 Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.” John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Acts 7:51-52 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— Jeremiah 11:21 Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.” 1 Kings 19:10 “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” 2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Ezekiel 3:6-7 not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. / But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. Amos 7:12-13 And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. / But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.” Matthew 21:11 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” John 7:5 For even His own brothers did not believe in Him. Treasury of Scripture And he said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. No. Matthew 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. Mark 6:4,5 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… John 4:41,44 And many more believed because of his own word; … Jump to Previous Acceptable Accepted Capernaum Country Cure Doubtless Hear Hometown Native Physician Prophet Proverb Quote Truth Verily WelcomeJump to Next Acceptable Accepted Capernaum Country Cure Doubtless Hear Hometown Native Physician Prophet Proverb Quote Truth Verily WelcomeLuke 4 1. The fasting and temptation of Jesus.14. He begins to preach. 16. The people of Nazareth marvel at words, but seek to kill him. 33. He cures one possessed of a demon, 38. Peter's mother-in-law, 40. and various other sick persons. 41. The demons acknowledge Jesus, and are reproved for it. 42. He preaches through the cities of Galilee. Truly The Greek word used here is "ἀληθῶς" (alēthōs), which conveys a sense of certainty and truthfulness. In this context, Jesus is emphasizing the veracity of His statement. This word underscores the authority with which Jesus speaks, as He often prefaces important teachings with such affirmations. It is a call for the listener to pay close attention and accept the forthcoming truth. I tell you no prophet is accepted in his hometown Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Thenδέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. He added, Εἶπεν (Eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Truly Ἀμὴν (Amēn) Hebrew Word Strong's 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. no οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. prophet προφήτης (prophētēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. accepted δεκτός (dektos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1184: Acceptable, accepted. From dechomai; approved; propitious. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. hometown. πατρίδι (patridi) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3968: Fatherland, one's native place. From parasemos; a father-land, i.e. Native town; heavenly home. Links Luke 4:24 NIVLuke 4:24 NLT Luke 4:24 ESV Luke 4:24 NASB Luke 4:24 KJV Luke 4:24 BibleApps.com Luke 4:24 Biblia Paralela Luke 4:24 Chinese Bible Luke 4:24 French Bible Luke 4:24 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 4:24 He said Most certainly I tell you (Luke Lu Lk) |
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