Did Jesus Seek Popularity?

Did Jesus seek to be liked and to have harmonious social relationships? In Luke 4 we read of His return to Nazareth, his home town. When He reads the words of the prophet Isaiah from chapter 61, and tells the people in the synagogue that "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing," verse 22 relates that "all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth." If Jesus wanted to be popular He could have stopped there. Instead He spoke of the widows in Israel in the time of Elijah but none were helped in time of famine except a non Israelite. Then He told of the lepers in Israel but only Naaman the Syrian was cleansed. "So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of their city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff." (Luke 4:28-29) Certainly not seeking popularity then.
     In Luke 12:56 He refers to the multitudes who are following Him as hypocrites. Not very kind or tolerant. Mark 10:17ff relates the story of a young rich man who wants to follows Jesus. Verse 21 explicitly says that Jesus loves the man yet He allows him to go away sorrowful (v.22) because He did not compromise. As long as Jesus fed or healed people He had large crowds following Him. When He challenged them with the truth, they left. (John 6:66)
    What about us, His followers? Do we need to be popular?The only way that I have ever discovered to have harmonious social relationships is to agree with everything that some one says, and do whatever they want me to do. The only Person whom we should do this with is Jesus because He is Lord. The reality with many other people is that to agree or go along is to conform to the world. (Romans 12:2)