John 4:44

44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

John 4:44 in Other Translations

44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

44 (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.)

44 He himself had said that a prophet is not honored in his own hometown.

44 Now, Jesus knew well from experience that a prophet is not respected in the place where he grew up.

44 Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

John 4:44 Meaning and Commentary

John 4:44

For Jesus himself testified
( Matthew 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 understood as a reason why Christ left Judea, and went into Galilee, because he had no honour in Judea, in which was Bethlehem, the place of his nativity; but are a reason why, when he came into Galilee, he did not go to Nazareth, his own city, where he was educated, and had been brought up, and had lived the greatest part of his life, because they treated him with great disrespect and contempt; (See Gill on Matthew 13:57).

John 4:44 In-Context

42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”

43 After the two days he left for Galilee.

44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.

46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 13:57; Luke 4:24