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Jesus Begins His Ministry - Matthew 4:12-17 

12 Now when Jesus heard that (A)John had been taken into custody,

(B)He withdrew into Galilee;

13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and (C)settled in Capernaum,

which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

14 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the

prophet would be fulfilled:

15 “(D)The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,

[a]By the way of the sea, on the other

side of the Jordan, Galilee of the [b]Gentiles—

16 (E)The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,

And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,

Upon them a Light dawned.”

17 (F)From that time Jesus began to [c]preach and say,

“(G)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven [d]is at hand.”

Footnotes

a. Matthew 4:15 Or Toward the sea

b. Matthew 4:15 Lit nations, usually non-Jewish

c. Matthew 4:17 Or proclaim

d. Matthew 4:17 Lit has come near

Cross references

A. Matthew 4:12 Matthew 14:3 Mark 1:14 Luke 3:20 John 3:24

B. Matthew 4:12 Mark 1:14 Luke 4:14 John 1:43 John 2:11

C. Matthew 4:13 Matthew 11:23 Mark 1:21 Mark 2:1

Luke 4:23, 31 John 2:12 John 4:46f

D. Matthew 4:15 Isaiah 9:1

E. Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:2 Isaiah 60:1-3 Luke 2:32

F. Matthew 4:17 Mark 1:14, 15

G. Matthew 4:17 Matthew 3:2

New American Standard Bible