(30) Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
Luke 4:14-30
14Now Jesus had returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and His fame spread throughout all the surrounding region. 15And He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all. 16When He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, which was His custom. He stood up for the reading of the Scriptures, 17and there was given to Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where is is written:
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, 19to set free those who are oppressed, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.1
20Then He closed the book, gave it back to the minister, and sat down. Everyone in the synagogue fixed their eyes on Him, 21and He began to say to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.”
22They all witnessed what He said and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth, but they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
23And He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself. For we have heard what you did in Capernaum, so do the same here in your own country.’
24“Truly, I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25For instance, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was great famine throughout all the land. 26But Elijah was not sent to any of them, except to Zarephath in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.”
28When all the people in the synagogue heard these things, they were filled with wrath 29and rose up and threw Him out of the city. They led Him to the edge of the hill on which their city was built so that they might throw Him off, headfirst. 30But He, passing through the midst of them, went His way.
(30) Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
Luke 4:14-30 (KJV)
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? 23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; 26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
[1] Isaiah 61:1-2