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John 4:44
For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
John 4:44 · Bible in Basic English
John 4:44 in other translations
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
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In context
41 And a great number more of them came to have faith in him because of what he himself said.
42 And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.
43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.
45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.
46 So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47 When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
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