¹² Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for ^(A)in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

⁵⁷ And they took ^(A)offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “^(B)A prophet is not dishonored except in his ^[a]hometown and in his own household.”

³⁴ “^(A)Therefore, behold, ^(B)I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will ^(C)flog in your synagogues, and ^(D)persecute from city to city, ³⁵ so that upon you will fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(E)Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the ^(F)son of Berechiah, whom ^(G)you murdered between the ^[a]temple and the altar. ³⁶ Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon ^(H)this generation.

⁴ Jesus said to them, “^(A)A prophet is not dishonored except in ^[a](B)his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.”