^{22 Ref} And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

^{23 Ref} And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.

^{24 Ref} And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

^{25 Ref} But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;

^{26 Ref} and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

^{27 Ref} And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.

^{28 Ref} And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;

^{29 Ref} and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.