Mat 4:12-17, Mar 1:14-15 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee.

Matthew 4:12-17

12 Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee Mark 1:14-15; Luke 4:14-15Now when Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee.Mark 1:14; Luke 3:30; John 4:43 13 He left Nazareth and went and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 in order to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

15 “O Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,Isa 9:1-2

on the road to the sea, across the Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles!

16 The people living ^{▼▼Lit. sitting} in darkness have seen a great light,Isa 42:7; Luke 2:32

and for those living ^{▼▼Lit. sitting} in the land and shadow of death,

a light has risen.” ^{▼▼Isa 9:1-2}

17 From then on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”Matt 3:2; 10:7; Mark 1:14-15

Mark 1:14-15

14 Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee Matthew 4:12-17; Luke 4:14-15Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom ^{▼▼Other mss. lack about the kingdom} of God.Matt 4:12, 23 15 He said, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing in the gospel!”Dan 9:25; Matt 3:2; 4:17; Gal 4:4; Eph 1:10