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Jesus rejected at Nazareth

In the Nazareth synagogue Jesus read Isaiah's promise of good news and liberty, then declared that the Scripture was fulfilled in their hearing. The crowd turned against Him and drove Him toward a cliff, but He passed through their midst (Luke 4:16-30).

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📖 Luke 4:16–18

16Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, 17the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: 18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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Good news and liberty at Nazareth

After reading Isaiah's words about good news and liberty in the Nazareth synagogue, Jesus said that the Scripture was fulfilled in the hearing of those present.

Isaiah 61:1–2

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

Luke 4:18-19 quotes Isaiah 61:1-2, and Luke 4:21 records Jesus saying, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

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Sources: Scripture — Luke 4:16-30
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