1 And Joshua returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went
out a fame of him through all the region round about.
2 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of
all.
3 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.
4 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,
5 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,
6 To
preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
7 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.
8 And he began to say unto them,
This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
9 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?
10 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.
11 And he said,
Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
12 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;
13
But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a
woman that was a widow.
14 And
many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them
was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
15 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things,
were filled with wrath,
16 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.
17 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
18 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which
is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
19 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying,
20 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way
of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
21 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to
them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
22 From that time Joshua began to preach, and to say, Repent:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.