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Then Jesus said, “It is true that people never accept a prophet in the town he grew up in. During the time of the prophet Elijah, there were many widows in Israel. But when it did not rain for three and a half years, God did not send Elijah to help a widow from Israel. Instead, 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 also said that during the time of the prophet Elijah, there were many widows in Israel, but when it did not rain for three and a half years, God did not send Elijah to help a widow from Israel. Instead,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 who 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)