22. All the people praised Jesus. They were amazed at the beautiful words he spoke. They asked, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
23. Jesus said to them, “I know that you will tell me the old saying: ‘Doctor, heal yourself.’ You want to say, ‘We heard about the things you did in Capernaum. Do those things here in your own town!’”
24. Then Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. A prophet is not accepted in his own town.
25. What I say is true. During the time of Elijah it did not rain in Israel for three and a half years. There was no food anywhere in the whole country. And there were many widows in Israel during that time.
26. But Elijah was sent to none of those widows. He was sent only to a widow in Zarephath, a town in Sidon.
27. And there were many with a harmful skin disease living in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha. But none of them were healed except Naaman, who was from the country of Syria.”
28. When all the people in the synagogue heard these things, they became very angry.
29. They got up and forced Jesus out of town. The town was built on a hill. They took Jesus to the edge of the hill and wanted to throw him off.
30. But Jesus walked through the crowd and went on his way.
31. Jesus went to Capernaum, a city in Galilee. On the Sabbath day, Jesus taught the people.
32. They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.
33. In the synagogue there was a man who had an evil spirit from the devil inside him. The man shouted in a loud voice,
34. “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come here to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”