Rejection at Nazareth

4:16 Now53 Jesus54 came to Nazareth,55 where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue56 on the Sabbath day, as was his custom.57 He58 stood up to read,59 4:17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He60 unrolled61 the scroll and found the place where it was written,

4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

because he has anointed62 me to proclaim good news63 to the poor.64

He has sent me65 to proclaim release66 to the captives

and the regaining of sight67 to the blind,

to set free68 those who are oppressed,69

4:19 to proclaim the year70 of the Lord’s favor.”71

4:20 Then72 he rolled up73 the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on74 him. 4:21 Then75 he began to tell them, “Today76 this scripture has been fulfilled even as you heard it being read.”77 4:22 All78 were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They79 said, “Isn’t this80 Joseph’s son?” 4:23 Jesus81 said to them, “No doubt you will quote to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’82 and say, ‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum,83 do here in your hometown too.’ ” 4:24 And he added,84 “I tell you the truth,85 no prophet is acceptable86 in his hometown. 4:25 But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days,87 when the sky88 was shut up three and a half years, and89 there was a great famine over all the land. 4:26 Yet90 Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to a woman who was a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.91 4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha,92 yet93 none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”94 4:28 When they heard this, all the people95 in the synagogue were filled with rage. 4:29 They got up, forced96 him out of the town,97 and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that98 they could throw him down the cliff.99 4:30 But he passed through the crowd100 and went on his way.101