Luke 4:23

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“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.’””

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“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.’””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“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;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 4:23 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 4:13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
  2. Matthew 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
  3. Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
  4. Matthew 13:54Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
  5. Mark 1:21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
  6. Mark 2:1A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
  7. Mark 6:1Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
  8. Luke 4:16Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
  9. Luke 6:42How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  10. John 2:3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
  11. John 4:28Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people,
  12. John 4:46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
  13. John 7:3So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
  14. Romans 2:21you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
  15. Romans 11:34“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”
  16. 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

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