Luke 4:24-30
Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth:
“Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.
Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah
when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. It was to none of these that Elijah was sent,but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 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.”When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury.
They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away.
Ipinadala hindi lamang para sa mga Judio.
Lucas 4:24-30
Sinabi niya: Totoong sinasabi ko sa inyo, walang propetang tinatanggap sa kaniyang sariling bayan.
Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang katotohanan: Sa panahon ni Elias ay maraming mga babaeng balo sa Israel. Ang langit ay isinara sa loob ng tatlong taon at anim na buwan. Nagkaroon ng malaking taggutom sa lahat ng lupain. Sa panahong iyon ay hindi isinugo si Elias sa mga babaeng balo maliban sa isang babaeng balo sa Sarepat. Ang Sarepat ay isang bayan sa Sidon. Sa panahon ng propetang si Eliseo ay maraming ketongin sa Israel. Walang nilinis sa kanila maliban kay Naaman na taga-Siria.
Sa pagkarinig ng mga bagay na ito, ang lahat ng nasa sinagoga ay nag-alab sa galit. Sila ay tumindig at itinaboy si Jesus sa labas ng lungsod. Siya ay dinala nila sa bingit ng burol na kinatatayuan ng kanilang lungsod upang ihulog siya. Gayunman, siya ay umalis na dumaan sa kanilang kalagitnaan.
1 comment:
In the midst of the rage and fury of the crowd, Jesus calmly walks through them as if nothing has happened and goes His way. How does He do that? He walks above the situation. He does not react to the Nazarenes’ anger. He is not swept away by the crowd. He has truth on His side.
When we stand by the truth, when we seek and speak the truth, we can be above any acclaim or condemnation. There is no need to defend truth; it will stand on its own and defend or speak for itself. So when we have truth in our hearts, we can pass through any crowd and pass any test.
God bless us all forever!
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