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John 4:44 KJV
John · chapter 4 · verse 44
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.John 4:44 · King James Version
John 4:44 in context
42And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
43Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
45Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
46So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
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Key words (Strong's)
- testifiedmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- himselfautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- prophetprophētēsin Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things, one who, moved by…G4396 →
- honourtimēa valuing by which the price is fixed, of the price itself, of the price paid or received…G5092 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
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In these verses we have, I. Christ's coming into Galilee, Joh 4:43. Though he was as welcome among the Samaritans as he could be any where, and had better success, yet after two days he left them, not so much because they were Samaritans, and he would not confirm those in their prejudices against him who said, He is a…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 43-54