And they were deeply offended at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet (prophētēs | προφήτης | nom sg masc) is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”
so that what was spoken by the prophet (prophētou | προφήτου | gen sg masc) might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
I tell you the truth, many prophets (prophētai | προφῆται | nom pl masc) and righteous people longed to see the things you are seeing but did not see them, and to hear the things you are hearing but did not hear them.
But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet (prophētou | προφήτου | gen sg masc).