John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country." — Luke 4:24 (ASV)
And he said, verily I say to you
Another proverb in use among them, the meaning of which was well known to them, and was very appropriate to the present case:
no prophet is accepted in his own country;
(See Gill on Matthew 13:57)