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And He came to ^(C1)Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, ^(C2)He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and ^(C3)stood up to read.

And the scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to Him. And He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:

"^(C1)THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO BRING GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,

^(C1)TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD."

And He ^(C1)rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and ^(C2)sat down; and the eyes of all the people in the synagogue were intently directed at Him.

Now He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ^(F1)hearing."

And all the people were ^(F1)speaking well of Him, and admiring the ^(F2)gracious words which were coming from His ^(F3)lips; and yet they were saying, "^(C1)Is this not Joseph's son?"

And He said to them, "No doubt you will ^(F1)quote this proverb to Me: 'Physician, heal yourself! All the miracles that we heard were done ^(C1)in Capernaum, do here in ^(C2)Your hometown as well.'"

But He said, "Truly I say to you, ^(C1)no prophet is welcome in his hometown.