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26 [a]It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath(A) in the land of Sidon. 27 Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”(B) 28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury.

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  1. 4:26 A widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon: like Naaman the Syrian in Lk 4:27, a non-Israelite becomes the object of the prophet’s ministry.

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.

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  1. Luke 4:27 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.