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When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee.
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He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
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“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
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the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
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From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near. ”
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One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.
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Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
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And they left their nets at once and followed him.
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A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.
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They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.