First Sermon

And he came to Nazareth
where he had been brought up: 
and, 
as his custom was, 
he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, 
and stood up for to read.
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,
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,
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
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.
And he began 
to say unto them, 
This day 
is this scripture fulfilled 
in your ears.

--Luke 4.16-21, King James Version

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