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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,
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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.
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And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
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And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
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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.
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And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.
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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;
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and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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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.
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And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;