Luke 4:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δέ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Eipen de, Amēn legō to you, hoti Oudeis prophētēs dektos estin in the patridi of him.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• *Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
• *legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *Oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - no one
• *prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
• *dektos*: nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - acceptable/welcome
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *patridi*: dative, feminine, singular - hometown/native place

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *dektos*: acceptable/welcome/received favorably
• *patridi*: hometown/native place/country

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Truly I tell you,' He continued, 'no prophet is accepted in his hometown.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde verely I saye vnto you: No Prophet is accepted in his awne countre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he saide: Verely I saye vnto you: There is no prophet accepted in his owne countre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide: Ueryly I say vnto you, no prophete is accepted in his owne countrey.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "Most assuredly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And he added,“I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

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 own town and in his own home.
• John 4:44 : 44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
• Mark 6:4-5 : 4 But 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. 5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick people, and healed them.
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are today.