Luke 4:23

World English Bible (2000)

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.'"

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  • Mark 6:1 : 1 He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.
  • Matt 4:13 : 13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
  • Matt 4:23 : 23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
  • Matt 11:23-24 : 23 You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you."
  • Matt 13:54 : 54 Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?
  • Mark 1:21-28 : 21 They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. 22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, 24 saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!" 25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" 26 The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!" 28 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.
  • Mark 2:1-9 : 1 When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house. 2 Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them. 3 Four people came, carrying a paralytic to him. 4 When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on. 5 Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you." 6 But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 7 "Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 8 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?' 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--he said to the paralytic-- 11 "I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house." 12 He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"
  • Luke 4:16 : 16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
  • Luke 6:42 : 42 Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye.
  • John 2:3-4 : 3 When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine." 4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come."
  • John 4:28 : 28 So the woman left her water pot, and went away into the city, and said to the people,
  • John 4:46-53 : 46 Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. 48 Jesus therefore said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe." 49 The nobleman said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies." 50 Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. 51 As he was now going down, his servants met him and reported, saying "Your child lives!" 52 So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him." 53 So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son lives." He believed, as did his whole house.
  • John 7:3-4 : 3 His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do. 4 For no one does anything in secret, and himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, reveal yourself to the world."
  • Rom 2:21-22 : 21 You therefore who teach another, don't you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn't steal, do you steal? 22 You who say a man shouldn't commit adultery. Do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
  • Rom 11:34-35 : 34 "For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" 35 "Or who has first given to him, and it will be repaid to him again?"
  • 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

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  • 24 He said, "Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

  • Mark 6:4-6
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    4 Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."

    5 He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and healed them.

    6 He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.

  • 54 Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

  • John 4:44-46
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    44 For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

    45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

    46 Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.

  • Luke 4:20-22
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    20 He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

    21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

    22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

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    57 They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."

    58 He didn't do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

  • Mark 6:1-2
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    1 He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

    2 When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

  • 1 After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

  • 45 But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

  • 23 Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

  • 37 News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

  • Luke 7:21-22
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    21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

    22 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

  • 15 But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

  • Mark 5:19-20
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    19 He didn't allow him, but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you."

    20 He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

  • 35 When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

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    55 and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

    56 Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

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  • Matt 4:13-14
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    13 Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

    14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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    16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

    17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

  • 17 It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

  • 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

  • 1 He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.

  • 11 "I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house."

  • 17 He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

  • 31 Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

  • Matt 11:4-5
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    4 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

    5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

  • 12 When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

  • 9 Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?'

  • 37 They were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!"

  • 31 so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing--and they glorified the God of Israel.

  • 43 They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

  • 11 But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.

  • 20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn't repent.

  • 34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

  • 5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

  • 24 From there he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn't want anyone to know it, but he couldn't escape notice.