²⁴ And he said, “Truly, I say to you, ^(A)no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

⁴⁴ (For Jesus himself had testified ^(A)that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.)

²¹ Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of ^(A)Anathoth, ^(B)who seek your life, and say, ^(C)“Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”—

^5 (A)For not even ^(B)his brothers believed in him.