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Luke 4:24

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4:24 And he added, 1  “I tell you the truth, 2  no prophet is acceptable 3  in his hometown.

1 tn Grk “said,” but since this is a continuation of previous remarks, “added” is used here.

2 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

3 sn Jesus argues that he will get no respect in his own hometown. There is a wordplay here on the word acceptable (δεκτός, dektos), which also occurs in v. 19: Jesus has declared the “acceptable” year of the Lord (here translated year of the Lord’s favor), but he is not “accepted” by the people of his own hometown.



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