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and leavingNazareth, He came and 1settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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This was to fulfillwhat was spokenthroughIsaiah the prophet:
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"2THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES -
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"3THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESSSAW A GREATLIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHTDAWNED."
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4From that timeJesusbegan to preach and say, "5Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
The First Disciples
186Now as Jesus was walking by 7the Sea of Galilee, He sawtwobrothers, 8Simon who was calledPeter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
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And He said to them, "Follow* Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
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Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
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Going on from there He sawtwootherbrothers, 9James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.
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Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
Ministry in Galilee
23 Jesus was going10throughoutallGalilee, 11teaching in their synagogues and 12proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and 13healingeverykind of disease and everykind of sicknessamong the people.