John 4:44
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
John 4:44 in other translations
| BSB | Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown. |
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| WEB | For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. |
| ASV | For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country. |
| YLT | for Jesus himself testified that a prophet in his own country shall not have honour; |
| DARBY | for Jesus himself bore witness that a prophet has no honour in his own country. |
| BBE | For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth. |
| Webster | For Jesus himself testified that a prophet hath no honor in his own country. |
What does John 4:44 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:43-44
Joh 4:43-54. Second Galilean Miracle--Healing of the Courtier's Son. 43-44. after two days--literally, the two days of His stay at Sychar.
Barnes' Notes
(c) "a prophet" Mt 13:57, Mk 6:4, Lk 4:24
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:43-54
The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honours and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to God, must become beggars. The nobleman did not stop from his request till he prevailed. But at first he discovered the weakness of his faith in the power of Christ. It is hard to persuade ourselves that distance of time and place, are no hinderance to the knowledge…
John 4:44 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 4:44
- Matthew 13:57
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
- Luke 4:24
And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
- Mark 6:4
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
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Context
- John 4:43
Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
- John 4:44
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
- John 4:45
Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
John 4:44 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque el mismo Jesús dió testimonio de que el profeta en su tierra no tiene honra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car Jésus lui-même rendait témoignage qu’un prophète n’est pas honoré dans son propre pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | denn Jesus selbst bezeugte, daß ein Prophet in dem eigenen Vaterlande keine Ehre hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ipse enim Jesus testimonium perhibuit, quia propheta in sua patria honorem non habet. |