"And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and i…" — Matthew 13:57

Matthew 13:57 · KJV

“And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.”

— Matthew 13:57

Verse 56

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this {man} all these things?

Verse 58

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Matthew 13 — Context

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this {man} all these things?

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Cross References

John 4:44

For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

Luke 4:24

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

Matthew 11:6

And blessed is {he}, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Isaiah 53:3

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were {our} faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. {we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us}

John 6:61

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? {offend: or, scandalize, or, cause you to stumble}

Isaiah 49:7

Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, {and} his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, {and} the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. {whom man...: or, that is despised in soul}

1 Corinthians 1:23-28

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

Luke 2:34-35

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this {child} is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;