20He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21He began to tell them, "Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
22All testified about him, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn`t this Joseph`s son?"
23He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, `Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.`"
24He said, "Most assuredly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.
25But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.
26Elijah was sent to none of them, except only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
