Matthew 4:12-22
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Now when he heard that n John had been arrested, o he withdrew into Galilee.
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And leaving p Nazareth he went and lived in q Capernaum by r the sea, in the territory of s Zebulun and Naphtali,
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t so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
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u "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -
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v the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and w shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned."
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x From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, z "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
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a While walking by b the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you c fishers of men."
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Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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And 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, and he called them.
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Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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Matthew 14:3
For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Mark 1:14
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.
Luke 3:19 - 20
But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done.
John 3:24
(for John had not yet been put in prison).
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Luke 4:14
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.
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Matthew 2:23
And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene.
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Matthew 9:1
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
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John 6:1
After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
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Joshua 19:32 - 34
The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans.
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Matthew 1:22
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
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Isaiah 9:1 - 2
But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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Isaiah 9:1 - 2
But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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Isaiah 42:7
To open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
Luke 1:79
To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
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Job 3:5
Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Psalms 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Amos 5:8
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name.
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Mark 1:14
Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.
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Matthew 3:2
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
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Matthew 4:18 - 22
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Mark 1:16 - 20
Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Luke 5:2 - 11
And he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
John 1:40 - 42
One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
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Matthew 4:13
And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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Matthew 4:18 - 22
While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Mark 1:16 - 20
Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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Matthew 13:47
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.
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