Lukas 4:24

4:24 And he added, ¹  “I tell you the truth, ²  no prophet is acceptable ³  in his hometown.

Lukas 6:26

6:26 “Woe to you ⁴  when all people ⁵  speak well of you, for their ancestors ⁶  did the same things to the false prophets.

[4:24]  ¹ tn Grk “said,” but since this is a continuation of previous remarks, “added” is used here.

[4:24]  ² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[4:24]  ³ sn Jesus argues that he will get no respect in his own hometown. There is a wordplay here on the word acceptable (δεκτός, dektos), which also occurs in v. 19: Jesus has declared the “acceptable” year of the Lord (here translated year of the Lord’s favor), but he is not “accepted” by the people of his own hometown.

[6:26]  ⁴ tc The wording “to you” (ὑμῖν, Jumin) is lacking throughout the ms tradition except for a few witnesses (D W* Δ 1424 pc co). The Western witnesses tend to add freely to the text. Supported by the vast majority of witnesses and the likelihood that “to you” is a clarifying addition, the shorter reading should be considered original; nevertheless, “to you” is included in the translation because of English requirements.

[6:26]  ⁵ tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

[6:26]  ⁶ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”