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New King James Version

Mark 6:4

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."

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.
Good News Translation
Jesus said to them, "Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family."
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 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 Matthew 13:53-58; Luke 4:16-30">[xr] Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. 2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! 3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" So they were offended at Him. 4 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." 5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.

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
And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
Genesis 6:20
Of the birds after their kind, of animals after their kind, and of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
Genesis 6:21
And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them."
Genesis 6:22
Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did.
Genesis 11:4
And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
Numbers 13:33
33 There we saw the giants [fn] (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."
Numbers 16:2
and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, representatives of the congregation, men of renown.
Deuteronomy 3:11
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of the giants. [fn] Indeed his bedstead was an iron bedstead. (Is it not in Rabbah of the people of Ammon?) Nine cubits is its length and four cubits its width, according to the standard cubit.
1 Samuel 17:4
And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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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