George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Luke 4:23
I see you will object to me this similitude, ( Greek: parabolen) or trite saying, applied to such as attended to the concerns of others, and neglected their own. (Menochius)
I see you will object to me this similitude, ( Greek: parabolen) or trite saying, applied to such as attended to the concerns of others, and neglected their own. (Menochius)
Verse Luke 4:23. _PHYSICIAN, 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 rec...
PHYSICIAN, 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;...
III. THE MINISTRY IN GALILEE -- CHAPTER 4:14-9:50 CHAPTER 4:14-44 _ 1. In the Synagogue of Nazareth (Luke 4:14)_ 2. Unbelief and Rejection of Christ. (Luke 4:22) 3. A Demon Cast Out in Capernaum ...
JESUS IN NAZARETH (Mark 1:14 f.*, Matthew 4:12 *, Mark 6:1 *, Matthew 13:53 *). Lk. brings Jesus to Galilee, but, anxious to make the mission begin in His
So Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been brought up; and, as was his habit, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read the lesson. The roll of the prophet Isaiah was giv...
THE BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION (Luke 4:1-13)...
SURELY. doubtless. PROVERB. parable. Figure of speech PAROEMIA. App-6. PHYSICIAN, &c. Peculiar to Luke. See Colossians 4:14 DONE. being done. CAPERNAUM. See App-169. First occurance in Luke. Sile...
_this proverb_ The Greek word is - _parabolç_," which is here used for the Hebrew _mashal_, and had a wider meaning than its English equivalent. Thus it is also used for a _proverb_(_Beispiel_), 1 Sam...
Jesus returns to Nazareth and preaches there 14. _And Jesus returned_ St Luke here omits that series of occurrences which is mainly preserved for us by the Apostle who recorded the Judaean ministry St...
ΕἸΣ [ΤῊΝ] ΚΑΦΑΡΝΑΟΎΜ, אBDL, Marcion. The φ is doubtless right as Kaphar means a village. 23. ΤῊΝ ΠΑΡΑΒΟΛῊΝ ΤΑΎΤΗΝ. Παραβολὴ represents the Hebrew _mashal_, and had a wider meaning than its English equ...
JESUS RETURNS TO NAZARETH AND PREACHES THERE...
Ver 22. And 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? 23. And he said to them, You will surely say to me this...
ΕΊΠΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить, ΠΆΝΤΩΣ (G3843) _adv._ (в ответах на вопросы) конечно! ΈΡΕΊΤΕ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ говорить. "Вы продолжите и скажете Мне" (Marshall), ΙΑΤΡΈ _voc....
DISCOURSE: 1486 PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF Luke 4:23. _And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself_. WE are told that “Solomon spake three thousand proverbs ...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, &C.— When our Lord came to Galilee, with a view to exercise his ministry, he did not go to Nazareth: on the contrary, he passed by it, and went straight to Cana, which lay not f...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Visitation of the Son of Man in Time (Luke 4:14-30) 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and a report concerning him went out through all the s...
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. AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, YE WILL SURE...
8 "It is written" is the sword of the spirit, that destroys the insinuations of the Slanderer. And if he counters with a passage (for error is best supported by an appeal to Holy Writ), the only defen...
THE TEMPTATION. NAZARETH. CAPERNAUM 1-13. The Temptation (Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12). See on Mt....
VISIT TO NAZARETH. See Matthew 13:53; Mark 6:1. It must remain doubtful whether this visit to Nazareth, which Lk places at the beginning of the Galilean ministry, is identical with that placed conside...
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF] The defect or malady from which, in the opinion of the Nazarenes, Christ was suffering, was want of consideration among those who knew Him best, especially his fellow-townsmen...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 4 JESUS AND THE DEVIL 4:1-13 V1-2 Jesus returned from the river Jordan. He was full of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit led him into the desert for 4...
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF. — There is something interesting in our finding this proverb in the Gospel of the beloved physician. May we think of him as hearing the proverb casually, tracking out its appl...
CHAPTER 8 THE GOSPEL OF THE JUBILEE. IMMEDIATELY after the Temptation Jesus returned "in the power of the Spirit," and with all the added strength of His recent victories, to Galilee. Into what parts...
_Jesus in Nazareth_ (Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6 a). Though Lk. uses an editorial discretion in the _placing_ of this beautiful story, there need be no suspicion as to the historicity of its main fea...
_The sequel_....
πάντως, doubtless, of course παραβολὴν = Hebrew _mashal_, including _proverbs_ as well as what we call “parables”. A proverb in this case. Ἰατρέ, etc.: the verbal meaning is plain, the point of the pa...
“HIS OWN RECEIVED HIM NOT” Luke 4:14-30 A wide gap occurs here, embracing the important transactions of John 1:29-51; John 2:1-25; John 3:1-36; John 4:1-54. What a flutter in Mary's heart when she s...
As man Jesus was tempted. All the words with which He rebutted the attacks of Satan were quotations from the divine law for the government of human life. The exhaustive nature of the temptation is rev...
JESUS REJECTED AT NAZARETH, MIGRATES TO CAPERNAUM Luke 4:16-31; Matthew 4:13-16. “He came into Nazareth, where he was brought up, and according to the custom to Him on the Sabbath-day, He came into th...
FIRST CYCLE: VISITS TO NAZARETH AND TO CAPERNAUM, LUKE 4:14-44. The following narratives are grouped around two names _ Nazareth_ (Luke 4:14-30) and _Capernaum_ (Luke 4:31-44)....
1. _Visit to Nazareth: Luke 4:14-30_. This portion opens with a general glance at the commencement of the active labours of Jesus in Galilee: Luke 14:14-15. Then, resting on this foundation, but separ...
THIRD PART: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE, LUKE 4:14 TO LUKE 9:50. The three Synoptics all connect the narrative of the Galilaean ministry with the account of the temptation. But the narrations of...
2 _d. Luke 4:16-30_. Jesus did not begin by preaching at Nazareth. In His view, no doubt, the inhabitants of this city stood in much the same relation to the people of the rest of Galilee as the inhab...
_The Colloquy. “And He said to 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._ 24 _And He said, Verily...
(23) 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. (24) And he said, Verily I say un...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
23._Physician, heal thyself _From the words of Christ it may be easily inferred, that he was treated with contempt by the inhabitants of Nazareth: for he states publicly those thoughts, which he knew...
The unknown Son of God on earth, Jesus, is led (chapter 4) into the wilderness by the Holy Ghost, with whom He had been sealed, to undergo the temptation of the enemy, beneath which Adam fell. But Jes...
AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, YE WILL SURELY SAY UNTO ME THIS PROVERB,.... Or "parable"; for any pithy sentence, or proverbial expression, was, by the Jews, called a parable: PHYSICIAN HEAL THYSELF; and whi...
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. Ver. 23. _Physician, heal thyself_] T...
_And he said, Ye will surely say_ That is, your approbation now outweighs your prejudices. But it will not be so long. You will soon ask, why my love does not begin at home? why I do not work miracles...
HEAL THYSELF; this was a proverb, the meaning of which here was, What you are said to have done among strangers, do here among your acquaintance....
The rebuke of Christ:...
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....
TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL (vs.1-13) The Father having pronounced His delight in His beloved Son, the Lord Jesus was led by the Spirit of God into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. In Mark 1:12 it...
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...
Ver. 23,24. Christ here tells those of Nazareth what was in their hearts, viz. that they in their hearts contemned him, because of the meanness of his parentage, and challenged him to confirm his doct...
Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV But Christ will be (the Christ) of the prophets, wheresoever He is found in accordance with the prophets. And yet even at Nazareth He is not remarked as having prea...
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‘And he said to them, “Doubtless you will say to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself', whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your own country.” ' Thus Jesus chides them beca...
Luke 4:23. DOUBTLESS YE WILL SAY. This reply is based upon something deeper than the question of Luke 4:22. The tone throughout is that of reproof. THIS PARABLE. A proverb, according to our use of t...
CHRONOLOGY. A number of events occurred in Judea before the ministry in Galilee spoken of in Luke 4:14-15, according to Andrews the whole of the first year. (See notes on Matthew 4:12; comp. John 1:35...
DOUBTLESS (παντως). Adverb. Literally, at any rate, certainly, assuredly. Cf. Acts 21:22; Acts 28:4.THIS PARABLE (την παραβολην ταυτην). See discussion on Luke 4:13. Here the word has a special ap...
We will read, from the Revised Version, two passages which record attempts made to kill our Lord before his time had come. You will see, from the sermon, why we read them. Luke 4:16. And he came to N...
We will read three short passages of Scripture, all relating to Christ's service. The first concerns the ministry of the Lord Jesus himself. Luke 4:16. And he came to Nazareth, where lie had been, br...
Luke 4:14. _And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:_ Ah, dear brethren, if our Lord Jesus needed «the power of the Spirit», how much more do you and I need it! We have no power of...
CONTENTS: Temptation of Jesus. Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth. Casting of demons out of man at Capernaum. Healing of Peter's wife's mother and others. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, Josep...
Luke 4:2. _Being tempted forty days he afterward hungered._ During this space he lived like Moses on the mount, conversing with the Father in all the glories of his kingdom. His humanity was renovated...
DOCTOR, HEAL YOURSELF. He answers the whispers and the unspoken words in their minds. They had heard the news of his fame, but he is just a poor young man from a poor family to them. A PROPHET is neve...
_Ye will surely say unto Me this proverb, Physician, heal Thyself_ THE TREATMENT OF CHRIST BY THE NAZARENES 1_._ No man should be undervalued on account of humble parentage. If a man behave well hi...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 4:16 The Ministry of Jesus in Galilee. Except for Luke 8:26, this next section of Luke takes place in Galilee....
CHAPTER 4 VER. 1. _And Jesus, being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan_, having been there baptized by John a little time before, and having _visibly_ received the Holy Spirit, whose fulness...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 4:14. RETURNED.—_I.e._ from Judæa. GALILEE.—The main centre of our Lord’s ministry (cf. Acts 10:37; Luke 23:5). IN THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.—Fresh strength gained from His victory...
EXPOSITION LUKE 4:1 THE TEMPTATION. The consecration of our Lord in his baptism was immediately followed by what is known as his temptation. It is, perhaps, the most mysterious and least understood...
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan (Luke 4:1), Now He was at Jordan where He was baptized by John, and He returned from Jordan. and was led by the Spirit into the wildernes...
2 Corinthians 5:16; John 2:3; John 2:4; John 4:28; John 4:48;...
Surely [π α ν τ ω ς]. Lit., by all means. Rev., doubtless. Proverb [π α ρ α β ο λ η ν]. Rev., parable. See on Matthew 13:3. Wyc., likeness. Physician, heal thyself. A saying which Luke alone records,...
Ye will surely say — That is, your approbation now outweighs your prejudices. But it will not be so long. You will soon ask, why my love does not begin at home? Why I do not work miracles here, rather...