4Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor."


In Context

1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.

2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.

3 "Where did this man get these things?" they asked. "What's this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.

4 Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor."

5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

6 And he was amazed at their lack of faith.

Mark 6:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:4But 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among his kinsmen, and in his own house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:4And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4Jesus said to them, |A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:4And Jesus said to them — 'A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and among his kindred, and in his own house;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:4But Jesus, said to them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.