A prophet is not without honor save in his own country

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1. Words spoken by Jesus to the people of Nazareth, the town where he grew up. They refused to believe in his teaching because they considered him one of themselves and therefore without authority to preach to them.

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The expression is now used of anyone whose talents and accomplishments are highly regarded by everyone except those at home.

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A prophet is not without honor save in his own country

A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.

From Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett

"A prophet is not without honor save in his own country, and in his own house!"

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.

From The Doré Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Volume 6 by Gustave Doré

Then came from His lips the famous saying, "A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country."

From Mystic Christianity by William Walker Atkinson

Verily I say unto you, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

From His Life A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels by William Eleazar Barton