Luke 5:31

5:31 Jesus ¹  answered them, “Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. ² 

Luke 4:23

4:23 Jesus ³  said to them, “No doubt you will quote to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ ⁴  and say, ‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, ⁵  do here in your hometown too.’”

¹ tn Grk “And Jesus.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is well (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment.

³ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ sn The proverb Physician, heal yourself! means that Jesus should prove his claims. It is a “Prove it to us!” mentality that Jesus says the people have.

⁵ sn The remark “What we have heard that you did at Capernaum” makes many suspect that Luke has moved this event forward in sequence to typify what Jesus’ ministry was like, since the ministry in Capernaum follows in vv. 31-44. The location of this event in the parallel of Mark 6:1-6 also suggests this transposition.