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Is “Physician, heal thyself” in the Bible?
Yes. “Physician, heal thyself” is in the Bible, at Luke 4:23. Jesus quotes it as a proverb, in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Luke 4:23.
Jesus quotes it as a proverb, in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown.
The verse
He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown the things we heard you did in Capernaum.’”
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What it means there
He expects the crowd to throw it at him: do here what we heard you did elsewhere. It was already a common saying. The Bible records it but did not coin it.
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Is “Physician, heal thyself” in the Bible?
Yes. “Physician, heal thyself” is in the Bible, at Luke 4:23. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus quotes it as a proverb, in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown.
Where in the Bible is “Physician, heal thyself”?
In Luke 4:23. In the Lumin Translation, Luke 4:23 reads: “He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Doctor, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown the things we heard you did in Capernaum.’””
Who said “Physician, heal thyself”?
Jesus quotes it as a proverb, in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown.
What does “Physician, heal thyself” mean in the Bible?
He expects the crowd to throw it at him: do here what we heard you did elsewhere. It was already a common saying. The Bible records it but did not coin it.
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