Luke 4:24
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And he said: Amen I say to you that no prophet is accepted in his own country.

No.

Matthew 13:57 And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Mark 6:4,5 And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred. . . .

John 4:41,44 And many more believed in him, because of his own word. . . .

Acts 22:3,18-22 And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day: . . .

Context
The Rejection at Nazareth
23And he said to them: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude: Physician, heal thyself. As great things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country. 24And he said: Amen I say to you that no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25In truth I say to You, there were many widows in the days of Elias in Israel, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there was a great famine throughout all the earth.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:57
And they were scandalized in his regard. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Mark 6:4
And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred.

John 4:44
For Jesus himself gave testimony that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

Lexicon
Then
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

He added,
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Truly
Ἀμὴν (Amēn)
Hebrew Word
Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.

I tell
λέγω (legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

no
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

prophet
προφήτης (prophētēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

accepted
δεκτός (dektos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1184: Acceptable, accepted. From dechomai; approved; propitious.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

hometown.
πατρίδι (patridi)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3968: Fatherland, one's native place. From parasemos; a father-land, i.e. Native town; heavenly home.


Additional Translations
Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.

And He said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

And he said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.

He said, "Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

and he said, 'Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country;
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