Matthew 4:12-17

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹² Now when he heard that _n John had been arrested, _o he withdrew into Galilee. ¹³ And leaving _p Nazareth he went and lived in _q Capernaum by _r the sea, in the territory of _s Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴ _t so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

¹⁵ _u "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -
¹⁶ _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."

¹⁷ _x From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, _z "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

1. Cross References
   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).
   
2. Cross References
   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.
   
3. Cross References
   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.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 9:1
   And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
   
5. Cross References
   John 6:1
   After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
   
6. Cross References
   Joshua 19:32 - 34
   The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 1:22
   All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
   
8. Cross References
   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.
   
9. Cross References
   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.
   
10. Cross References
    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.
    
11. Cross References
    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.
    
12. Cross References
    Mark 1:14
    Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God.
    
13. Cross References
    Matthew 3:2
    "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
    

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