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What did Jesus read in the synagogue?

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In Luke 4, Jesus returned to Nazareth and was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and read from Isaiah 61:1–2.

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Luke 4:16–21

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,

Luke 4:18, KJV

But then Jesus said something astonishing:

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 4:21, KJV

What did the people think when they heard Him say that?

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