And he said, verily I say unto you Another proverb in use among them, the meaning of which was well known to them, and was very appropriate to the present case:
no prophet is accepted in his own country; (See Gill on Matthew 13:57)
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Luke 4:24 In-Context
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And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son? ”
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And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself. ’ What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well. ”
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And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
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But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,
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and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.