16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, 17 and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him [1]the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the [2]book, and found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, [3]Because he anointed me to preach [4]good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [_see Isa. 58:6; 61:1-2_]. 20 And he closed the [2]book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on 21 him. And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture 22 been fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: 23 and they said, Is not this Joseph's son? And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself [_see John 6:42; 7:15_]: whatsoever we have heard done at 24 Capernaum, do also here in thine own country. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country [_see 25 John 4:44_]. But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the 26 land [_see 1 Kings 17:1; 18:1-2_]; and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to [5]Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto 27 a woman that was a widow [_see 1 Kings 17:8-9_]. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian [_see 2 Kings 28 5:1-14_]. And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as 29 they heard these things; and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their 30 city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. But he 31 passing through the midst of them went his way. And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. [Footnote 1: Or, _a roll_.] [Footnote 2: Or, _roll_.] [Footnote 3: Or, _Wherefore_.] [Footnote 4: Or, _the gospel_.] [Footnote 5: Gr. _Sarepta_.] § 40. THE NEW HOME IN CAPERNAUM Matt. 4:13-16