And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.
Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, H
Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Serv
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of J
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have c
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of man
This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here wit
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has ri