Jesus Begins His Ministry
12 Now when he heard that ch. 14:3;Mark 1:14;Luke 3:19,20;[John 3:24] John had been arrested, Luke 4:14he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving See ch. 2:23Nazareth he went and lived in [ch. 9:1] Capernaum by John 6:1the sea, in the territory of Josh. 19:32-34Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 See ch. 1:22so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 Cited from Isa. 9:1,2"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 Isa. 42:7;Luke 1:79the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and Job 3:5;Ps. 23:4;Amos 5:8shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned."
17 Mark 1:14From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, ch. 3:2"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."4:17 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near