Luke 4:24

New English Translation

²⁴And he added,^[a] “I tell you the truth,^[b] no prophet is acceptable^[c] in his hometown.

Luke 4:24 tn Grk “said,” but since this is a continuation of previous remarks, “added” is used here.
Luke 4:24 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
Luke 4:24 sn Jesus argues that he will get no respect in his own hometown. There is a wordplay here on the word acceptable (δεκτός, dektos), which also occurs in v. 19: Jesus has declared the “acceptable” year of the Lord (here translated year of the Lord’s favor), but he is not “accepted” by the people of his own hometown.

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