Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 4:24

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24. And he said, &c.—He replies to the one proverb by another, equally familiar, which we express in a rougher form—"Too much familiarity breeds contempt." Our Lord's long residence in Nazareth merely as a townsman had made Him too common, incapacitating them for appreciating Him as others did who were less familiar with His everyday demeanor in private life. A most important principle, to which the wise will pay due regard. (See also :- , on which our Lord Himself ever acted.) return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-25" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-luk-4-007

절 (explains)

bible-text/luk-4-24

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological