Mark 6:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 6:4

2 And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were ^aastonished, saying, ^b“Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!

3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and ^abrother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they ^bwere offended at Him.

4 But Jesus said to them, ^a“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

5 ^aNow He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

6 And ^aHe marveled because of their unbelief. ^bThen He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.

Sending Out the Twelve

7 ^aAnd He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out ^btwo by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.

8 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts—

Verse Comparison: Mark 6:4

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American Standard Version
And 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.

Amplified® Bible
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor (deference, reverence) except in his [own] country and among [his] relatives and in his [own] house.

Contemporary English Version
But Jesus said, "Prophets are honored by everyone, except the people of their hometown and their relatives and their own family."

Darby English Version
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among [his] kinsmen, and in his own house.

Good News Bible
Jesus said to them, "Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own hometown and by their relatives and their family."

International Standard Version
Jesus was telling them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own home."

King James Version
But 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.

New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his {own} relatives and in his {own} household."

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

New King James Version
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus said to them, "A prophet does not lack honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them -- `A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his kindred, and in his own house;'

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