24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.(A)

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57 And they took offense(A) at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(B)

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44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)(A)

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Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”(A) He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on(B) a few sick people and heal them.

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“I am a Jew,(A) born in Tarsus(B) of Cilicia,(C) but brought up in this city. I studied under(D) Gamaliel(E) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(F) I was just as zealous(G) for God as any of you are today.

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18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

19 “‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison(A) and beat(B) those who believe in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(C)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ (D)

Paul the Roman Citizen

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(E) He’s not fit to live!”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness

41 And because of his words many more became believers.

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