4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home."
4 And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household."
4 Jesus told them, "A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child."
4 But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."
4 Then Jesus told them, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 6:4
Commentary on Mark 6:1-6
(Read Mark 6:1-6)
Our Lord's countrymen tried to prejudice the minds of people against him. Is not this the carpenter? Our Lord Jesus probably had worked in that business with his father. He thus put honour upon mechanics, and encouraged all persons who eat by the labour of their hands. It becomes the followers of Christ to content themselves with the satisfaction of doing good, although they are denied the praise of it. How much did these Nazarenes lose by obstinate prejudices against Jesus! May Divine grace deliver us from that unbelief, which renders Christ a savour of death, rather than of life to the soul. Let us, like our Master, go and teach cottages and peasants the way of salvation.