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Luke 4:24

Teaching Rejection

"Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown."

— Luke 4:24

Context

Jesus explaining why prophets are rejected at home

Surrounding Bible Verses

Details

Book

Luke

Chapter & Verses

Ch. 4, v.24

Related Sayings

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

Matthew 5:4

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."

Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

Parallel Passages

Same theme (Rejection) in other Gospels

Matthew 21:42

"Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?"

Matthew 22:8

"The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come."

Matthew 23:37

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing."