Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 6:4

"And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house." — Mark 6:4 (ASV)

Jesus responded to the doubts raised about the legitimacy of his teaching and his miracles by a proverb that has parallels in both Jewish and Greek literature. The people of Nazareth were incapable of appreciating who Jesus was because, like Jesus’ own family, they identified him so closely with themselves.