4:25

In 4:25–27, Jesus gave two examples to illustrate a prophet helping people in other towns or areas instead of his own people.

4:25a

I tell you truthfully: The Greek clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as I tell you truthfully is literally “in truth I tell you.” Jesus was emphasizing that what he was about to say was important and people must think about it. He was asking people to listen with extra attention.

Some other ways to translate this are:

I tell you the truth that
-or-
Listen to me: it is true (Good News Translation)
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Listen to this

You may also translate this phrase with an emphatic word or phrase such as “indeed” or “certainly.” For example:

There were indeed