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And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,
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"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,
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to proclaim the year of acceptance with the Lord."
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And rolling up the book, He returned it to the attendant, and sat down--to speak. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
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Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing."
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And they all spoke well of Him, wondering at the sweet words of kindness which fell from His lips, while they asked one another, "Is not this Joseph's son?"
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"Doubtless," said He, "you will quote to me the proverb, `Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'"
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"I tell you in solemn truth," He added, "that no Prophet is welcomed among his own people.
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But I tell you in truth that there was many a widow in Israel in the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three years and six months and there came a severe famine over all the land;
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and yet to not one of them was Elijah sent: he was only sent to a widow at Zarephath in the Sidonian country.
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And there was also many a leper in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, and yet not one of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian was."