Luke 4:24
“And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.”
Luke 4:24 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And he said: Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
- DARBYDarby
- And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- He said, Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and he said, 'Verily I say to you ; No prophet is accepted in his own country;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- He replied, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.
Context: Luke 4
22And 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?
23And 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.
24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
About Luke 4: The Temptation of Jesus
Jesus is tempted by Satan and begins His ministry in Galilee.
Commentary
Luke 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. In this chapter, Jesus begins his public ministry by returning to his hometown of Nazareth and delivering a sermon in the synagogue. He then travels to Capernaum and performs several miracles, including healing a man with an unclean spirit and healing Simon Peter's mother-in-law.