Luke 4:24

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

Luke 4:24 in Other Translations

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

24 And he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

24 But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.

24 Well, let me tell you something: No prophet is ever welcomed in his hometown.

24 He also said, "I assure you: No prophet is accepted in his hometown.

Luke 4:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 4:24

And he said, verily I say unto you
Another proverb in use among them, the meaning of which was well known to them, and was very appropriate to the present case:

no prophet is accepted in his own country;
(See Gill on Matthew 13:57)

Luke 4:24 In-Context

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.

23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’ ”

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.

26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 13:57; John 4:44