Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

General references

Bible References

They

Matthew 11:6
And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”
Isaiah 8:14
“Then He shall become a sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,
And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One,
To the despised One,
To the One abhorred by the nation,
To the Servant of rulers,
Kings will see and arise,
Princes will also bow down,
Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Mark 6:3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him.
Luke 2:34
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—
Luke 7:23
Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”
John 6:42
They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, I have come down out of heaven’?”
1 Corinthians 1:23
but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,

A prophet

Mark 6:14
And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”
Luke 4:24
And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
John 4:44
For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
Acts 3:22
Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you.
Acts 7:37
This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren.’

General references

Mark 6:4
Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”
Luke 7:23
Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”
John 16:1
These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.