Bible: Luke 4:14-18
The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
4:14 Then 1 Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, 2 returned to Galilee, and news about him spread 3 throughout the surrounding countryside. 4 4:15 He 5 began to teach 6 in their synagogues 7 and was praised 8 by all.
Rejection at Nazareth
4:16 Now 9 Jesus 10 came to Nazareth, 11 where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue 12 on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. 13 He 14 stood up to read, 15 4:17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He 16 unrolled 17 the scroll and found the place where it was written,
4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed 18 me to proclaim good news 19 to the poor. 20
He has sent me 21 to proclaim release 22 to the captives
and the regaining of sight 23 to the blind,