Matthew 4:14-24

14 ¹so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

15 ²"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--

16 ³the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and ⁴shadow of death, on them a light has dawned."

17 ⁵From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ⁶"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 ⁷While walking by ⁸the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you ⁹fishers of men."

20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

21 And going 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, and he called them.

22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

23 ¹⁰And he went throughout all Galilee, ¹¹teaching in their synagogues and ¹²proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ¹³healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

24 So his fame spread throughout all ¹⁴Syria, and ¹⁵they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and ¹⁶pains, ¹⁷those oppressed by demons, ¹⁸epileptics, and ¹⁹paralytics, and he healed them.