Mark 6:4
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Jesus came with His disciples into His own country and taught in the synagogue on the Sabbath day. Many who heard Him were astonished at His wisdom and mighty works, asked from whence He had these things, identified Him as the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Juda and Simon, with His sisters there among them, and were offended at Him. The saying means that a prophet is denied honor in his own country and among his own kin and in his own house.
He was dishonored in His own country and among people who knew Him, because familiarity with His ordinary life as a carpenter led them to reject Him as the Messiah, despite His works of love and mercy. His neighbors in His native town refused to accept Him as the Messiah or hear Him as a prophet of God, because His familiar origin and lack of worldly display and honor stood in the way of their belief. He endured misapprehension and distrust even in His own home.
Unbelief limited His work, so there were places where He could not work, and there He could do no mighty work except that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk and healed them. The healing of those few reveals His power to stay disease and shows His power to forgive and to heal still belongs to the suffering, inviting suffering ones to have faith in Him, for man's necessity is God's opportunity.
With all treatments given to the sick, simple fervent prayer must be offered for the blessing of healing, pointing the sick to the compassionate Saviour and to their advocate in the heavenly courts and telling them that through His gracious providence they may be restored. He will reveal Himself in sanitariums to save those who submit themselves to Him, and He will heal the sick if they will repent and cease to transgress the laws of God, so suffering ones can unite in prayer confessing their sin and receiving pardon. This limitation applies to the disciples' need to depend on the hospitality of those whose homes they visited for food and rest. Those who suffer the same misapprehension and distrust for Christ's sake can find comfort in knowing Jesus has shared this experience, and He has compassion for them and offers companionship and relief through communion with the Father.