Luke 4:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 4:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 4:24 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 4:24 — KJV
“And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.”
— Luke 4:24 (KJV)
Luke 4:24 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 4:24
“And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? lay: Heb. fell”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:24: say, prophet, own
“And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:24: say, own, country
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; that prophesy out...: Heb. that are prophets out of their own hearts”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:24: say, prophet, own
“For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:24: verily, say, prophet
“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.”
Shares key themes with Luke 4:24: prophet, own, country
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