Luke 4:24

Luke 4:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
• New International Version (NIV)“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.

Context of Luke 4:24

22All the people spoke well of him. They were amazed to hear the gracious words flowing from his lips. They said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” 23So he said to them, “You’ll probably quote this proverb to me, ‘Doctor, cure yourself!’ and then say to me, ‘Do all the things in your hometown that we’ve heard you’ve done in Capernaum.’ ” Then Jesus added, “I can guarantee this truth: A prophet isn’t accepted in his hometown. 25“I can guarantee this truth: There were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time. It had not rained for three-and-a-half years, and the famine was severe everywhere in the country. 26But God didn’t send Elijah to anyone except a widow at Zarephath in the territory of Sidon.

Luke 4:24 word by word

Εἶπεν δέ· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• acceptedδεκτόςdektos · acceptableG1184
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• his ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• countryὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• countryπατρίςpatris · fatherlandG3968

Cross-references for Luke 4:24

• Matthew 13:57So they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “The only place a prophet isn’t honored is in his hometown and in his own house.”
• Mark 6:4But Jesus told them, “The only place a prophet isn’t honored is in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own house.”
• John 4:41Many more Samaritans believed because of what Jesus said.
• Acts 22:3“I’m a Jew. I was born and raised in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia and received my education from Gamaliel here in Jerusalem. My education was in the strict laws handed down by our ancestors. I was as devoted to God as all of you are today.

Commentaries on Luke 4:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24No prophet is accepted - See on Matthew 13:55-57; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24No prophet is accepted - Has honor, or is acknowledged as a prophet. See the notes at Matthew 13:57.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The sermon Jesus gave in Nazareth showed what his whole public ministry would be about. He returned to the synagogue in his hometown to announce the good news that God’s salvation had come. The people were pleased at first. But then Jesus reminded them that God also reaches out to Gentiles, not only to Jews. This made the crowd so angry that they tried to kill him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And he said, &c.--He replies to the one proverb by another, equally familiar, which we express in a rougher form--"Too much familiarity breeds contempt." Our Lord's long residence in Nazareth merely as a townsman had made Him too common, incapacitating them for appreciating Him as others did who were less familiar with His everyday demeanor in private life. A most important principle, to which the wise will pay due regard. (See also Mt 7:6, on which…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:24

• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Nazareth
• Prophets
• Synagogue
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Isaiah, The Book of
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Games
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings