Matthew 4:12-17 — Legacy Standard Bible

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹²Now when Jesus heard that ^aJohn had been taken into custody, ^bHe departed into Galilee; ¹³and leaving Nazareth, He came and ^alived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴in order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

¹⁵“^aThe land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,¹By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the ²Gentiles—¹⁶^aThe 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^aFrom that time Jesus began to ¹preach and say, “^bRepent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”