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15 “Thea land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles: 
16 aThe people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”  
17 aFrom that time Jesus began to preach and to say, b“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven1 is at hand.”  

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples

18 aAnd Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon bcalled Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.  
19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and aI will make you fishers of men.”  
20 aThey immediately left their nets and followed Him.  
21 aGoing on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,  
22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

Jesus Heals a Great Multitude

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, ateaching in their synagogues, preaching bthe gospel of the kingdom, cand healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.  
24 Then1 His fame went throughout all Syria; and they abrought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.  
25 aGreat multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from1 Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. 
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Matthew 4:17

Matthew 4:17 From that time. Probably from the time of the settlement of Jesus in Capernaum. Jesus began to preach. This is the beginning of the Galilean ministry. And to say, Repent, etc. The message that Jesus now preaches is identical with that of John the Baptist. See Matthew 3:2. He commands repentance, and declares the kingdom of heaven is at hand, not yet come, but near. All is still preparatory. Jesus had not yet declared himself as the Messiah.




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