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John 4:44 — King James Version← Study notes

For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.


John 4:44Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 4:4413 words
GreekMeaning
αὐτὸςautos
HimselfpronounG846
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ἐμαρτύρησενemartyrēsen
testifiedverbG3140
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
προφήτηςprophētēs
a prophetnounG4396
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἰδίᾳidia
ownadjectiveG2398
πατρίδιpatridi
hometownnounG3968
τιμὴνtimēn
honornounG5092
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔχειechei
hasverbG2192
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 4:44

Now after two days He departed thence, and went into Galilee.

Augustine · 4th century · After staying two days in Samaria, He departed into Galilee, where He resided

Or consider this the reason that He went, not to Capernaum, but to Galilee and Cana, as appears below, His country being, I think, Capernaum. As He did not obtain honor there, hear what He says; And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell. He calls it His own country, because He had most resided here.

Chrysostom · 4th century

Our Lord on leaving Samaria for Galilee, explains why He was not always in Galilee: viz. because of the little honor He received there. A prophet has no honor in his own country.

Theophylact · 11th century · Or thus
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