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Luke 4:23

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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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  1. Matthew 11:23–24Rank 1 from verse 23
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    23And 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.

    24But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

  2. John 4:46–53Rank 2 from verse 23
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    46So 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.

    47When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

    48Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

    49The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

    50Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

    51And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

    52Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

    53So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.

  3. John 2:3–4Rank 3 from verse 23
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    3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

    4Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

  4. Mark 2:1–12Rank 4 from verse 23
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    1AND again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.

    2And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

    3And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

    4And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

    5When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

    6But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

    7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

    8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

    9Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

    10But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

    11I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

    12And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

  5. Romans 2:21–22Rank 5 from verse 23
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    21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

    22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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Luke 4:23

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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heal

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Sense 1: To cure disease or injury and restore to soundness. Sense 2: Figuratively, to restore, forgive, or remedy spiritual or national disorder.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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whatsoever

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Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Suggested context · Luke 4:16–32

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4:16¶ And 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.

4:17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

4:19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

4:20And 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.

4:21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

4:22And 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?

4:23And 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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4:24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

4:25But 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;

4:26But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

4:27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

4:28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

4:29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

4:30But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

4:31And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

4:32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

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