Jesus Begins His Ministry
14oAnd Jesus returned pin the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and qa report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15And rhe taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
16sAnd he came to tNazareth, where he had been brought up. And uas was his custom, vhe went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up wto read. 17And xthe scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18y“The Spirit of the Lord zis upon me,
because he has anointed me
to aproclaim good news to the poor.
bHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and crecovering of sight to the blind,
dto set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19eto proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
20And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and fsat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were gfixed on him. 21And he began to say to them, “Today hthis Scripture ihas been fulfilled in your hearing.”
The Present Kingdom — Part One
Matthew 1:1 – John 21:25 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 37:00 • ID: 2392
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