Matthew 4:12-17

Jesus Begins His Ministry

12 Now when Jesus heard that ¹John had been taken into custody, ²He withdrew into Galilee;

13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and ³settled 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 "⁴THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES -

16 "⁵THE 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 ⁶From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "⁷Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 14:3; Mark 1:14; Luke 3:20; John 3:24
• 2. Mark 1:14; Luke 4:14; John 1:43; John 2:11
• 3. Matthew 11:23; Mark 1:21; Mark 2:1; Luke 4:23, 31; John Mark 2:12; John 4:46
• 4. Isaiah 9:1
• 5. Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 60:1-3; Luke 2:32
• 6. Mark 1:14, 15
• 7. Matthew 3:2

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Toward the sea"
• [b] Lit "nations", usually non-Jewish
• [c] Or "proclaim"