Bible Verses About Prophets: Not honored in their own country

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.