Matthew 4:12-22

New King James Version

Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry^(A)

¹²^(B)Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. ¹³And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

¹⁵“The^(C) land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles:
¹⁶^(D)The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death
Light has dawned.”

¹⁷^(E)From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, ^(F)“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven ^[a]is at hand.”

Four Fishermen Called as Disciples^(G)

¹⁸^(H)And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon ^(I)called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and ^(J)I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰^(K)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

²¹^(L)Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

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