J esus Himself said that no one who speaks for God is respected in his own country.
وَكانَ يَسُوعُ نَفْسُهُ قَدْ أقَرَّ بِأنَّهُ لا كَرامَةَ لِنَبِيٍّ فِي وَطَنِهِ.