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14 Jesus returned to Galilee powerful in the Spirit. News that he was back spread through the countryside.
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Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
15 He taught in their meeting places to everyone's acclaim and pleasure.
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He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He came to Nazareth where he had been reared. As he always did on the Sabbath, he went to the meeting place. When he stood up to read,
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He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
17 he was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,
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and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18 God's Spirit is on me; he's chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, To set the burdened and battered free,
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“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed meto proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free,
19 to announce, "This is God's year to act!"
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to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the assistant, and sat down. Every eye in the place was on him, intent.
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Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 Then he started in, "You've just heard Scripture make history. It came true just now in this place."
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He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
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