Luke 4:14-22
Legacy Standard Bible
Jesus Begins His Ministry
14 And (A)Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and (B)news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. 15 And He was (C)teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
16 And He came to (D)Nazareth, where He had been brought up, and as was His custom, (E)He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and (F)stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 “(G)The Spirit of the [a]Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,
19 (H)To proclaim the favorable year of the [b]Lord.”
20 And He (I)closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and (J)sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your [c]hearing.” 22 And all were [d]speaking well of Him and marveling at the [e]gracious words which were coming forth from His lips, and they were saying, “(K)Is this not Joseph’s son?”
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