Luke 4:24

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

Mt 13:57; Mr 6:4,5; Joh 4:41,44; Ac 22:3,18-22

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.