And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country to
Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and his disciples follow him.
And when the sabbath was come, he entered, as his custom was, into the
synagogue, and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him the
book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the
place where it was written,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor;
He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are bruised,
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat
down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
And he began to say unto them, "To-day hath this scripture been
fulfilled in your ears."
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which
proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, "Whence hath this man these
things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and
what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands? Is not this the
carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and
Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?" And they were
offended in him.
And he said unto them, "Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable,
Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum,
do also here in thine own country."
And he said, "Verily I say unto you, A prophet is not without honor,
save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the
days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six
months, when there came a great famine over all the land; and unto
none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of
Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was
cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."
And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard
these things; and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city,
and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built,
that they might throw him down headlong. But he passing through the
midst of them went his way.
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon
a few sick folk, and healed them.