Matthew 13:57

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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.

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  • Matt 11:6 : 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
  • Luke 4:24 : 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
  • John 4:44 : 44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
  • John 6:61 : 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
  • Acts 3:22-23 : 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
  • Acts 7:37-39 : 37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. 38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively orles to give unto us: 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned bk again into Egypt,
  • Acts 7:51-52 : 51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
  • 1 Cor 1:23-28 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
  • John 6:42 : 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
  • Luke 7:23 : 23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
  • Isa 8:14 : 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
  • Isa 49:7 : 7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
  • Isa 53:3 : 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
  • Mark 6:3 : 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
  • Mark 6:14 : 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
  • Luke 2:34-35 : 34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

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  • Mark 6:1-6
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    1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

    2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

    3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

    4 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.

    5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

    6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

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

  • Luke 4:22-24
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    22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

    23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

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

  • 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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    54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

    55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

    56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

  • 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

  • 5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.

  • 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

  • 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

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    37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

    38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

  • 23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

  • 36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

  • Luke 8:19-20
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    19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

    20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

  • 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

  • John 7:52-53
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    52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

    53 And every man went unto his own house.

  • 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

  • 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

  • Mark 3:30-31
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    30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

    31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

  • 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

  • 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

  • Zech 13:5-6
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    5 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

    6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

  • 6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

  • 37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

  • 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

  • 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

  • 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

  • 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

  • 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

  • 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

  • 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

  • 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

  • 1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

  • 6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

  • 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

  • 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

  • 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?