"Physician, Heal Yourself" is the third episode of season 3 of The Chosen.
Jesus returns to his childhood home for the big Jewish new year celebration. His childhood friends and family are all buzzing with what they've heard about Jesus... until he tells them the truth of who He is.
This episode provides examples of:
- Athletically Challenged: Jesus is not very good at the ball game trigon
.Aaron: [to Jesus] Have you gotten any better since last time? - Badass Boast: When Benjamin and the others attempt to execute Him under the belief that He is a false prophet, Jesus bluntly says to them that it's not happening, not today. Compounded by Him just casually walking through the crowd unmolested, while they're only able to stand there.
- Face–Heel Turn: Rafi, who had been on the receiving end of Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine at Cana, turns against Jesus at Nazareth after hearing Jesus proclaim His messiahship.
- Flashback: Opens with a flashback to Jesus and Lazarus as young children. A later series of flashbacks show Joseph teaching young Jesus.
- Determined Expression: Jesus levels one on Benjamin and the others as he issues his Badass Boast.
- Divine Intervention: Though not stated outright, it's apparent that God foils Jesus's execution by willing everyone except Him to just stand there and let Him walk away. Jesus is aware of it, and outright says that He's not dying that day before He leaves, and all they can do is watch Him go.
- Grave-Marking Scene: Jesus visits Joseph's tomb for the last time near the end of the episode.
- I Am the Noun: Jesus, telling Rabbi Benjamin in Nazareth, "I am the Law of Moses."
- It Is Not Your Time: Jesus reassures his mother that it is not that time yet.
- It Has Been an Honor: In a flashback, Joseph says this about being chosen to raise Jesus.Joseph: I pray that I have done right by you, Jesus.
- Mathematician's Answer: Jesus responds this way when Rabbi Benjamin challenges Him. Everyone takes it as a confession.Rabbi Benjamin: Are you claiming to be the Messiah, or are you merely claiming to speak for the Lord as a prophet?
Jesus: Yes. - Memento MacGuffin: The bit and bridle that Joseph passed on to Jesus.
- Mythology Gag: As seen in Jesus of Nazareth and The Bible (2013), Mary watches her son Jesus reading and getting rejected in Nazareth’s synagogue.
- Never Accepted in His Hometown: This episode revolves nearly entirely around this trope. Which makes sense, since Jesus is, you know, the Trope Maker.
- No-Sell: As Rabbi Benjamin pronounces judgement and Rafi and Aaron prepare to push Jesus off the cliff, Jesus simply walks past the crowd and leaves.Jesus: Rafi, Aaron, Rabbi Benjamin, this isn't going to happen. Not today.
- Not Helping Your Case: Lazarus responds this way after he argues that Jesus did not specifically say that only he could save them, and then Jesus said, "It's what I meant."
- Point of No Return: Jesus says that there is no turning back after the events in Nazareth that day.
- Prank Injuries: While teaching young Jesus how to hammer a nail, Joseph holds the nail in place, then pretends that Jesus accidently smashed his hand before laughing and revealing it to be a joke.
- Public Execution: Rafi and Aaron, led by Rabbi Benjamin and followed by the crowd, take Jesus to the edge of a cliff to execute him for blasphemy and false prophecy. It doesn't happen, due to implicit Divine Intervention.
- Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: The sheep in the stall below Jesus' bed are named Cain and Abel.
- Sibling Rivalry: Downplayed example. Knowing that Jesus was visiting Mother Mary in Nazareth, James and Jude decide to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish new year) in Sepphoris instead, to avoid conflict.
- Time-Shifted Actor: Young Mary (in flashbacks) and Mother Mary are played by different actresses. Same goes for Jesus as there are flashbacks of him as a child.
- Tragic Keepsake: The donkey bridle that Jesus takes out of a box in His childhood room is this. Not only is it a family heirloom, passed down from father to son since the time of Moses, but it's also a reminder of Joseph.
