John 4:44

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐμαρτύρησεν, ὅτι προφήτης ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι τιμὴν οὐκ ἔχει.

Transliteration

Autos gar the Iēsous emartyrēsen, that prophētēs in the idia patridi timēn not echei.

Grammar Details

• *Autos*: intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• ὁ Ἰησοῦς: nominative, masculine, singular with article - Jesus/Yeshua
• *emartyrēsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - testified/bore witness
• ὅτι: conjunction introducing content - that
• *prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
• ἐν: preposition - in
• τῇ ἰδίᾳ: dative, feminine, singular with article + adjective, dative, feminine, singular - his own
• *patridi*: dative, feminine, singular - homeland/native place
• *timēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - honor/respect
• οὐκ: negative particle - not
• *echei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has

Word Meanings

• *emartyrēsen*: testified/witnessed/declared
• *idia*: own/one's own (emphasizing possession)
• *patridi*: homeland/native place/hometown
• *timēn*: honor/respect/value

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus him selfe testified that a Prophete hath none honoure in his awne countre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For Iesus himself testified, that a prophet is nothinge set by at home.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For Iesus himselfe had testified, that a Prophet hath none honour in his owne countrey.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For Iesus hym selfe testified, that a prophete hath none honour in his owne countrey.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for Jesus himself testified that a prophet in his own country shall not have honour;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:57 : 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 : 4 Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household.'
• Luke 4:24 : 24 Truly I tell you,' He continued, 'no prophet is accepted in his hometown.'