²⁴ Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no ^(A)prophet is accepted in his own country.

⁵⁷ So they ^(A)were offended at Him.

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

⁴⁴ For ^(A)Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

⁴ But Jesus said to them, ^(A)“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” ^5 (B)Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

^3 (A)“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city ^(B)at the feet of ^(C)Gamaliel, taught ^(D)according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and ^(E)was zealous toward God ^(F)as you all are today.

¹⁸ and ^(A)saw Him saying to me, ^(B)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ ¹⁹ So I said, ‘Lord, ^(C)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and ^(D)beat those who believe on You. ^20 (E)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by ^(F)consenting ^[a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ ²¹ Then He said to me, ‘Depart, ^(G)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

²² And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, ^(H)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for ^(I)he is not fit to live!”

⁴¹ And many more believed because of His own ^(A)word.