What is happening here?
Jesus, full of the Holy Ghost, is tempted by the devil in the wilderness and answers from Deuteronomy. He returns to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, reads Isaiah in the Nazareth synagogue, and declares the Scripture fulfilled in their hearing. The hometown crowd turns from admiration to murderous rage after He cites God’s mercy to Gentiles. In Capernaum Jesus teaches with authority, casts out a devil, heals Simon’s mother-in-law, and ministers to many.
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