4:14 |
And Jesus returned, in the power of the Spirit, into Galilee. And his fame spread throughout the entire region. |
4:15 |
And he taught in their synagogues, and he was magnified by everyone. |
4:16 |
And he went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. And he entered into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the Sabbath day. And he rose up to read. |
4:17 |
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. And as he unrolled the book, he found the place where it was written: |
4:18 |
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart, |
4:19 |
to preach forgiveness to captives and sight to the blind, to release the broken into forgiveness, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of retribution.” |
4:20 |
And when he had rolled up the book, he returned it to the minister, and he sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him. |
4:21 |
Then he began to say to them, “On this day, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” |
4:22 |
And everyone gave testimony to him. And they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth. And they said, “Is this not the son of Joseph?” |
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