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The Book of Luke, Chapter 4, Verse 18

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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,
King James Version
‹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,›
American Standard Version
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach 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,
New English Translation
Yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to a woman who was a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.
World English Bible
"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 heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
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‹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.›
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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.
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And he began to say unto them, ‹This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.›
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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?
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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.›
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And he said, ‹Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.›
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‹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;›
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‹But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta,› [a city] ‹of Sidon, unto a woman› [that was] ‹a widow.›
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‹And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.›
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And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,