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Mark 6:4

Mark 6:4
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But Jesus said unto them,.... The following proverb;

a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house; the same as in Mat 13:57; See Gill on Mat…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

See this curious subject explained, Mat 13:55-58 (note).

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 6:1-6

Here, I. Christ makes a visit to his own country, the place not of his birth, but of his education; that was Nazareth; where his relations were. He had been in danger of his life among them (Luk…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

A prophet is not without honour He repeats to them once more almost the same proverb which He before uttered in their hearing and from the same place (Luk 4:24).

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