Luke 4:23

Luke 4:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, '"Physician, heal yourself." What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ”

Context of Luke 4:23

21Now He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22And all the people were speaking well of Him, and admiring the gracious words which were coming from His lips; and yet they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?” And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! All the miracles that we heard were done in Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as well.’” 24But He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. 25But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a severe famine came over all the land;

Luke 4:23 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· πάντως ἐρεῖτέ μοι τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην· ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν· ὅσα ἠκούσαμεν γενόμενα εἰς τὴν Καφαρναούμ, ποίησον καὶ ὧδε ἐν τῇ πατρίδι σου.¶Read the interlinear

• And He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Noπάντωςpantōs · surelyG3843
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• to Me: ‘Physicianἰατρόςiatros · physicianG2395
• healθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• yourselfσεαυτοῦseautou seautō seauton sautou sautō sauton · yourselfG4572
• Allὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• we heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• were doneγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• Your hometownπατρίςpatris · fatherlandG3968
• asκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for Luke 4:23

• Luke 6:42How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
• Romans 2:21you, therefore, who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one is not to steal, do you steal?
• Matthew 4:13and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that occurred in you had occurred in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
• John 4:48Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.”
• John 2:3When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
• John 4:28So the woman left her waterpot and went into the city, and said to the people,
• John 7:3So His brothers said to Him, “Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.
• Romans 11:34For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor?
• 2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore from now on we recognize no one by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
• Matthew 13:54And He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
• Mark 6:1Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him.

Commentaries on Luke 4:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Physician, heal thyself - That is, heal the broken-hearted in thy own country, as the latter clause of the verse explains it; but they were far from being in a proper spirit to receive the salvation which he was ready to communicate; and therefore they were not healed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Physician, heal thyself - This proverb was probably in common use at that time. The meaning is this: Suppose that a man should attempt to heal another when he was himself diseased in the same manner; it would be natural to ask him first to cure himself, and thus to render it manifest that he was worthy of confidence. The connection of this proverb, here, is this: “You profess to be the Messiah. You have performed miracles at Capernaum. You profess to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Physician, heal yourself!: This was a common saying in ancient times. It could mean something like, "show your ability to heal" or "help your own people, not just others." that You did in Capernaum: See 4:31–44.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. this proverb--like our "Charity begins at home." whatsoever, &c.--"Strange rumors have reached our ears of Thy doings at Capernaum; but if such power resides in Thee to cure the ills of humanity, why has none of it yet come nearer home, and why is all this alleged power reserved for strangers?" His choice of Capernaum as a place of residence since entering on public life was, it seems, already well known at Nazareth; and when He did come thither, to…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:23

• Disease
• Infidelity
• Jesus, the Christ
• Nazareth
• Physician
• Proverbs
• Scoffing
• Synagogue
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
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• Keep
• Parable
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Country

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings