Jesus Begins His Ministry
12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:
15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
4:15 Or Toward the sea By the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the4:15 Lit nations, usually non-JewishGentiles—
16 The 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 From that time Jesus began to 4:17 Or proclaimpreach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."