No Honor, by David Harwood

When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there. He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, 

"Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

Is not this the carpenter's son?

Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

And His sisters, are they not all with us?

Where then did this man get all these things?" 

And they took offense at Him.

But Jesus said to them, 

"A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household." 

And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

(Matthew 13:53-58 )

We also find this story in Mark 6:3-5. That's not a big surprise, after all, the Synoptics share a lot of the same material.

However, this is one of the few sayings from the Synoptics that is brought into John's gospel.

After the two days He went forth from there into Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. (John 4:43-4)

Legitimate ministry must know dishonor.