Luke 4:26-28
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
26 And Elijah was sent to none[a] of them, except to [the village of] Zarephath of-Sidon, to a widow woman. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. And none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian”. 28 And they were all filled with fury in the synagogue while hearing these things.
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- Luke 4:26 Elijah and Elisha did not do the miracle for Israel. Jesus is putting His hometown people in the same class as unbelieving Israel in the days of Elijah and Elisha.
Luke 4:26-28
New International Version
26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon.(A) 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[a] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”(B)
28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
Footnotes
- Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
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