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The book of the prophet Yesha`yahu was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
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"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, Because he anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to the captives, Recovering of sight to the blind, To deliver those who are crushed,
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And to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
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He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
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He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
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All testified about him, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Yosef's son?"
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He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Kafar-Nachum, do also here in your hometown.'"
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He said, "Most assuredly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
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But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Yisra'el in the days of Eliyah, when the the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
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Eliyah was sent to none of them, except only to Tzarfat, in the land of Tzidon, to a woman who was a widow.
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There were many lepers in Yisra'el in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Na`aman, the Arammian."