↵ Gospel of John 4
Gospel of John 4:44

αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐμαρτύρησεν ὅτι προφήτης ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι τιμὴν οὐκ ἔχει.

  1. αὐτὸς
    himself
    he
  2. γὰρ
    for
  3. the
  4. Ἰησοῦς
    Jesus
  5. ἐμαρτύρησεν
    testified
    bore witness, has testified
  6. ὅτι
    that
    because
  7. προφήτης
    prophet
  8. ἐν
    in
  9. τῇ
    the
  10. ἰδίᾳ
    own
  11. πατρίδι
    fatherland
    homeland
  12. τιμὴν
    honor
  13. οὐκ
    not
  14. ἔχει
    has
  15.  
    .
     

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own homeland.