Luke 4:16-20 (New International Version)
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He went to Nazareth,1 where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,2 as was his custom. And he stood up to read.3
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The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
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"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,4 because he has anointed me to preach good news5 to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
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to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."a6
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Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down.7 The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him,
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