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Jesus reads from Isaiah’s scroll before seated listeners in the synagogue.
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Luke 4:18

Good News to the Poor

The Wilderness, the Synagogue, and the Good News · Luke 4

Story guide: Jesus reads from the open scroll before the congregation, while ordinary listeners of different ages attend closely to his words.

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18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free,

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