But Jesus now gave them an evidence of His divinity by revealing their secret thoughts. "He said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto Me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in Thine own country. And He said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman, the Syrian." Luke 4:23-27, R. V.

Men nu gav Jesus dem et bevis på sin Guddommelighed ved at åbenbare deres hemmelige tanker. Han sagde til dem: "I vil sikkert bruge det ordsprog om mig: 'Læge, læg dig selv!' vi har hørt om de store ting, som er sket i Kapernaum; gør også sådanne her i din fædreneby." Men han sagde: "Sandelig siger jeg eder: ingen profet er anerkendt i sin fædreneby. Og jeg siger eder, som sandt er: I Israel var der mange enker i Elias' dage, dengang himmelen var lukket i tre år og seks måneder, så der kom en stor hungersnød i hele landet; dog til ingen af dem blev Elias sendt, men derimod til en enke i Zarepta i Zidons land. Og i Israel var der mange spedalske på profeten Elisas tid, og ingen af dem blev renset, men derimod syreren Na'aman." Luk 4,23-27.