For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
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Gill's Exposition
For Jesus himself testified,.... Mat 13:57;
that a prophet hath no honour in his own country: all the Oriental versions read, "in his own city"; that is, Nazareth: for these words must not be…
Barnes' Notes
For Jesus himself testified ... - See the notes at Mat 13:57. The connection of this verse with the preceding may be thus explained: “Jesus went to Galilee, but not to Nazareth, for he testified,”…
Adam Clarke
Jesus himself testified - He bore testimony to the general truth of the following proverb. See on Mat 13:57 (note).
In these verses we have,
I. Christ's coming into Galilee, Joh 4:43. Though he was as welcome among the Samaritans as he could be any where, and had better success, yet after two days he left them, not…
Cambridge Bible
For Jesus himself testified This is a well-known difficulty. As in Joh 20:17, we have a reason assigned which seems to be the very opposite of what we should expect. This witness of Jesus would…