Luke 4:23-25

King James Version

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.

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

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;

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Luke 4:23-25

New King James Version

²³He said to them, “You will surely say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in ^(A)Capernaum,^[a] do also here in ^(B)Your country.’ ” ²⁴Then He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no ^(C)prophet is accepted in his own country. ²⁵But I tell you truly, ^(D)many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

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Footnotes

Luke 4:23 NU Capharnaum, here and elsewhere

Luke 4:23-25

New International Version

²³Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown^(A) what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”^(B)

²⁴“Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.^(C) ²⁵I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.^(D)

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Luke 4:23-25

English Standard Version

²³And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ^(A)‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did ^(B)at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” ²⁴And he said, “Truly, I say to you, ^(C)no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. ²⁵But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when ^(D)the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,