“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.”
Jesus said to them, surely you will quote this proverb to me: physician, heal yourself! And you will tell me: do what we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also — the physician proverb anticipates the hometown crowd's demand: if you are who you claim to be, demonstrate it here for us, as you did elsewhere. The demand for a hometown performance misunderstands the nature of the ministry — the miracles are responses to faith, not demonstrations on demand.
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