a prophet is not without honor save in his own country

One will not be regarded as a figure of authority or knowledge within one's own community, as the people there will not feel like one has the right to preach to them. Spoken by Jesus in the Bible passage Mark 6:4 in reference to the fact that the people of Nazareth refused to believe in him as a prophet. He has a very large following in parts of Europe and Asia, even though he is largely denounced as a dangerous radical here. A prophet is not without honor save in his own country.

See also: country, honor, not, own, prophet, save, without

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

prophet is not without honor save in his own country

Prov. Everyone recognizes that a wise person is wise, except for the people close to him or her. (Biblical.) No one in the novelist's country would publish her books, but last year she won the Nobel Prize. A prophet is not without honor save in his own country.

See also: country, honor, not, own, prophet, save, without

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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neither fish nor flesh
neither fish nor fowl
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
not for a second
be like ships in the night
not for a minute
not for a moment
aint
ain't
not for a instant

词组	a prophet is not without honor save in his own country
释义	a prophet is not without honor save in his own country a prophet is not without honor save in his own country One will not be regarded as a figure of authority or knowledge within one's own community, as the people there will not feel like one has the right to preach to them. Spoken by Jesus in the Bible passage Mark 6:4 in reference to the fact that the people of Nazareth refused to believe in him as a prophet. He has a very large following in parts of Europe and Asia, even though he is largely denounced as a dangerous radical here. A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. See also: country, honor, not, own, prophet, save, without Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. prophet is not without honor save in his own country Prov. Everyone recognizes that a wise person is wise, except for the people close to him or her. (Biblical.) No one in the novelist's country would publish her books, but last year she won the Nobel Prize. A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. See also: country, honor, not, own, prophet, save, without McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: neither fish nor flesh neither fish nor fowl neither fish, flesh, nor fowl not for a second be like ships in the night not for a minute not for a moment aint ain't not for a instant
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