KJV King James Version
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
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Luke 4:23
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “Doubtless you will tell me this parable, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said unto them, ‘Certainly ye will say to me this simile, Physician, heal thyself; as great things as we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country;’
Surrounding context — Luke 4
20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withαὐτούς·G846 · autosit/s/heπάντωςG3843 · pantōssurelyἐρεῖτέG4483 · rheō, ereōto sayμοιG3165 · memeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαραβολὴνG3850 · parabolēparableταύτην·G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἰατρέ,G2395 · iatrosphysicianθεράπευσονG2323 · therapeuōto serve/healσεαυτόν·G4771 · suyouὅσαG3745 · hososjust as/how muchἠκούσαμενG191 · akouōto hearγενόμεναG1096 · ginomaito beεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΚαφαρναούμ,G2584 · KapernaoumCapernaumποίησονG4160 · poieōto do/make: doκαὶG2532 · kaiandὧδεG5602 · hōdehereἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρίδιG3968 · patrisfatherlandσου.¶G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
John 4:46-53So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.Matthew 11:23-24And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.Mark 2:1-12And again he entered into Capernaum, after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house.Mark 6:1And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.John 2:3-4And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:Romans 2:21-22Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?John 7:3-4His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.Matthew 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.Matthew 13:54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?Romans 11:34-35For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.John 4:28The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,Luke 6:42Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.2 Corinthians 5:16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we [him] no more.Mark 1:21-28And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
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