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Jesus said, “It is true that people never…he sent Elijah to a widow in a different nation.”

This is a direct quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation: “Jesus said that it was true that people never accept a prophet in the town he grew up in…he sent Elijah to a widow in a different nation.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)

people never accept a prophet in the town he grew up in

This proverb means, “people do not recognize the authority of a prophet that has grown up among them.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs)

During the time of the prophet Elijah

This is background information about what happened when Elijah was alive. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)