And he went out from thence, and came into
his own country; and his disciples follow him.
And when the sabbath day was come, he began
to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing
him were astonished, saying, From whence
hath this man these things? and what wisdom
is this which is given unto him, that even such
mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother
of James, and Joses, and of Judah, and Simon?
and are not his sisters here with us? And they
were offended at him. 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. And he could there do no
mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon
a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marveled
because of their unbelief (Mark 6:1-6).
Jesus said that a prophet has no honor in his
own hometown.

When He went back to Nazareth where He had
grown up, He found that there was certainly no
honor for His ministry or for God. The total lack of
honor and appreciation in the people of that city
meant that He could do no mighty works there
because of their unbelief.

To believe God, then, is to honor God. Jesus said
to the Jews, “If anyone honors Me, he honors the
One who sent Me” (John 5:23). When He said that a
prophet is without honor in his own land, and that
He received honor from no man, He was not saying
He refused to receive honor from men. He was saying
He did not receive the honor of men because none
was being offered. There is a big difference between
the two.

He was referring to the fact that many of the people
of His own area did not come to Him to honor God or
His ministry. In fact, they dishonored God by refusing
to believe the Word that Jesus preached.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries