Matthew 4:12–16

MINISTRY IN GALILEE

12 When he heard that John had been arrested,w he withdrew into Galilee.x 13 He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaumy by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

15 Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,

along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles.

16 The people who live in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.K,L,z

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w	Mt 14:3 Mk 1:14 Lk 3:20 Jn 3:24
x	Lk 4:14 Jn 1:43 Jn 2:11
y	Mk 1:21 Mk 2:1 Lk 4:23 Jn 2:12 Jn 4:46
K	Lit dawned on them
L	Is 9:1–2
z	Is 9:1–2 Is 42:7 Lk 2:32