And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
And he said, Verily I say unto you. No prophet is accepted in his own country. In Mark 6:4, "A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house." He replies to one proverb by another equally familiar which we express in rougher forms, such as, 'Too much familiarity breeds contempt.' Our Lord's long residence in Nazareth merely as a townsman had made Him too common, incapacitating them for appreciating Him as others did who were less familiar with His every-day demeanour in private life. A most important prynciple, to which the wise will pay due regard.