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.

Example Sentences

There is an adage to the effect that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert

They who repeat the saying that "a prophet is not without honor save in his own country," will find an exception to its truth in the case of Emerson.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

So universally true is that scriptural saying, like all the sayings of Him who uttered it, that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country and in his own house.

From Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

How does Mohammed's career in Mecca illustrate the saying that "a prophet is not without honor save in his own country"?

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

How true it is that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.

From A California Girl by Eldridge, Edward