Jesus returned to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. On the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. The narrative detail that he went 'as was his custom'—he had been practicing his faith regularly, in community, in this hometown synagogue.
That's interesting given that his hometown later rejects him. So there was continuity. He returned. He participated. He was faithful to the community practices. And then he read from Isaiah and said, 'Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.' They were offended at what he was claiming about himself. But it wasn't because he was a stranger to them. It was because they knew him. They couldn't reconcile the carpenter's son with someone claiming to fulfill prophecy.
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