Matthew 4:11-21

11 Then the devil left Him; and behold, ¹angels came and began to minister to Him.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

12 Now when Jesus heard that ²John had been taken into custody, ³He withdrew into Galilee;

13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and ⁴settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

15 "⁵THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES -

16 "⁶THE 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 ⁷From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "⁸Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

The First Disciples

18 ⁹Now as Jesus was walking by ¹⁰the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ¹¹Simon who was 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 fishers of men."

20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

21 Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ¹²James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 26:53; Luke 22:43; Hebrews 1:14
• 2. Matthew 14:3; Mark 1:14; Luke 3:20; John 3:24
• 3. Mark 1:14; Luke 4:14; John 1:43; John 2:11
• 4. Matthew 11:23; Mark 1:21; Mark 2:1; Luke 4:23, 31; John Mark 2:12; John 4:46
• 5. Isaiah 9:1
• 6. Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 60:1-3; Luke 2:32
• 7. Mark 1:14, 15
• 8. Matthew 3:2
• 9. Matthew 4:18-22: {Mark 1:16-20;} Luke 5:2-11; John 1:40-42
• 10. Matthew 15:29; Mark 7:31; Luke 5:1; John 6:1
• 11. Matthew 10:2; Matthew 16:18; John 1:40-42
• 12. Matthew 10:2; Matthew 20:20

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Toward the sea"
• [b] Lit "nations", usually non-Jewish
• [c] Or "proclaim"
• [d] Lit "Come here after Me"
• [e] Or "Jacob;" James is the Eng form of Jacob
• [f] Gr "Joannes", Heb "Johanan"