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Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."
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Familiarity Breeds Contempt
Commentators explain that Jesus used a well-known proverb to address his rejection. The people of Nazareth were too familiar with his ordinary upbringing to accept his extraordinary authority. Their inability to see past the carpenter they knew blinded them to the prophet in their midst.
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