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.

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up 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 scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, 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,

“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 proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

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.

Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

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

and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”