Matthew 4:15-25

15 ¹"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--

16 ²the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and ³shadow of death, on them a light has dawned."

17 ⁴From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ⁵"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

18 ⁶While walking by ⁷the 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 ⁸fishers 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 ⁹And he went throughout all Galilee, ¹⁰teaching in their synagogues and ¹¹proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ¹²healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

24 So his fame spread throughout all ¹³Syria, and ¹⁴they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and ¹⁵pains, ¹⁶those oppressed by demons, ¹⁷epileptics, and ¹⁸paralytics, and he healed them.

25 ¹⁹And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the ²⁰Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.