16 He went to Nazareth,(A) where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,(B) as was his custom. He stood up to read,(C) 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(D)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(E) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a](F)

20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.(G) The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled(H) in your hearing.”

22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.(I)

23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown(J) what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”(K)

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown.(L) 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.(M) 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.(N) 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[b] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”(O)

28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town,(P) and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.(Q)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 4:19 Isaiah 61:1,2 (see Septuagint); Isaiah 58:6
  2. Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

16 · kai He went erchomai to eis Nazareth Nazara where hou he had been eimi brought trephō up and kai, as kata was · ho his autos custom eiōtha on en the ho Sabbath sabbaton day hēmera, · ho he went eiserchomai into eis the ho synagogue synagōgē and kai stood anistēmi up to read anaginōskō. 17 And kai the scroll biblion of the ho prophet prophētēs Isaiah ēsaias was given epididōmi to him autos, and kai when he had unrolled anaptyssō the ho scroll biblion, he found heuriskō the ho place topos where hou it was eimi written graphō, 18 “The Spirit pneuma of the Lord kyrios is upon epi me egō, because hos heineken he has anointed chriō me egō to preach euangelizō the good news to the poor ptōchos. He has sent apostellō me egō to proclaim kēryssō liberty aphesis to the captives aichmalōtos and kai recovery of sight anablepsis to the blind typhlos, to send apostellō the oppressed thrauō away in en liberty aphesis, 19 to proclaim kēryssō the year eniautos acceptable dektos to the Lord kyrios.” 20 · kai When he had rolled ptyssō the ho scroll biblion and given apodidōmi it back to the ho attendant hypēretēs, he sat kathizō down . And kai the ho eyes ophthalmos of everyone pas in en the ho synagogue synagōgē were eimi fixed atenizō on him autos. 21 And de he set archō about telling legō pros them autos, “ Today sēmeron this houtos scripture graphē has been fulfilled plēroō · ho in en · ho your hymeis ears ous.” 22 · kai They were all pas bearing martyreō witness to him autos in that · kai they were marveling thaumazō at epi the ho gracious charis words logos · ho that ho were coming ekporeuomai from ek · ho his autos mouth stoma. Then kai they said legō, “ Is eimi not ouchi this houtos Joseph’ s Iōsēph son hyios?” 23 And kai he said legō to pros them autos, “ No doubt pantōs you will quote legō this houtos proverb parabolē to me egō: · ho Physician iatros, heal therapeuō yourself seautou.’ What hosos we have heard akouō happened ginomai in eis · ho Capernaum Kapharnaoum, do poieō also kai here hōde in en · ho your sy hometown patris.” 24 And de he said legō, “ I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, no oudeis prophet prophētēs is eimi acceptable dektos in en · ho his autos hometown patris. 25 But de in epi truth alētheia I tell legō you hymeis, there were eimi many polys widows chēra in en Israel Israēl in en the ho days hēmera of Elijah ēlias, · ho when hote the ho sky ouranos was shut kleiō up for epi three treis years etos and kai six hex months mēn, as hōs a great megas famine limos spread ginomai throughout epi the whole pas · ho land ; 26 and kai to pros none oudeis of them autos was Elijah ēlias sent pempō, only ei mē to eis Zarephath Sarepta, in the territory of ho Sidon Sidōnios, to pros a widow chēra woman gynē. 27 And kai there were eimi many polys lepers lepros in en · ho Israel Israēl in epi the time of Elisha Elisaios the ho prophet prophētēs, and kai none oudeis of them autos was cleansed katharizō, only ei mē Naaman Naiman, the ho Syrian Syros.” 28 And kai everyone pas in en the ho synagogue synagōgē was filled pimplēmi with wrath thumos when they heard akouō these houtos things . 29 · kai They rose anistēmi up , drove ekballō him autos out exō of the ho town polis, and kai took agō him autos to heōs a cliff ophrys of the ho hill oros on epi which hos · ho their autos town polis was built oikodomeō, so hōste that they could cast katakrēmnizō him autos down . 30 But de he autos passed dierchomai through dia their autos midst mesos and went poreuō on his way .

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16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

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 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 unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

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