Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Here, I. Christ makes a visit to his own country, the place not of his birth, but of his education; that was Nazareth; where his relations were. He had been in danger of his life among them (Luk 4:29), and yet he came among them again; so strangely doth he wait to be gracious, and seek the salvation of his enemies.
Commenting on Mark 6:1-6
But Jesus said unto them,.... The following proverb; a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house; the same as in Mat 13:57; See Gill on Mat 13:57.
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. (c) Not only has that honour taken from him which is rightly due to him, but also has evil spoken of him and his words are misrepresented.