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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 When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. 17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
    that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,
19     and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.[a]

20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 21 Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!”

22 Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

23 Then he said, “You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yourself’—meaning, ‘Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.’ 24 But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.

25 “Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them. He was sent instead to a foreigner—a widow of Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 27 And many in Israel had leprosy in the time of the prophet Elisha, but the only one healed was Naaman, a Syrian.”

28 When they heard this, the people in the synagogue were furious. 29 Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, 30 but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:18-19 Or and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. Isa 61:1-2 (Greek version); 58:6.