John 4:44
(For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)
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- Matt 13:57 : 57 And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”
- Mark 6:4 : 4 Then Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house.”
- Luke 4:24 : 24 And he added,“I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
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- Mark 6:3-53 verses87%
3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t his sisters here with us?” And so they took offense at him.
4 Then Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house.”
5 He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.
- Luke 4:21-244 verses87%
21 Then he began to tell them,“Today this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”
22 All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
23 Jesus said to them,“No doubt you will quote to me the proverb,‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and say,‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown too.’”
24 And he added,“I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
- Matt 13:57-582 verses84%
57 And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house.”
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
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54 Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said,“Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
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1 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
- John 4:45-462 verses75%
45 So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all the things he had done in Jerusalem at the feast(for they themselves had gone to the feast).
46 Healing the Royal Official’s Son Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.
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43 Onward to Galilee After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.
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11 He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.
- Matt 4:12-143 verses71%
12 Preaching in Galilee Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.
13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled:
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45 But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.
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52 They replied,“You aren’t from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!”
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41 “I do not accept praise from people,
- John 5:43-442 verses70%
43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.
44 How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?
- John 7:3-53 verses70%
3 So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.
4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
5 (For not even his own brothers believed in him.)
- John 4:2-32 verses69%
2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),
3 he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.
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41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.
- John 2:24-252 verses69%
24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people.
25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
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32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
- Luke 4:14-174 verses68%
14 The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.
15 He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by all.
16 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
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54 Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.
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53 but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
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44 So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
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14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
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30 But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.
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40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”
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11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
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37 So the news about him spread into all areas of the region.
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54 Jesus replied,“If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say,‘He is our God.’
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23 He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.
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17 This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
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5 Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
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31 More Testimony About Jesus“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.
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11 I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.