17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(A) has come near.”

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17 (A)From that time Jesus began to [a]preach and say, (B)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven [b]is at hand.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:17 Or proclaim
  2. Matthew 4:17 Lit has come near

Teaching and Healing

12-17 When Jesus got word that John had been arrested, he returned to Galilee. He moved from his hometown, Nazareth, to the lakeside village Capernaum, nestled at the base of the Zebulun and Naphtali hills. This move completed Isaiah’s revelation:

Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,
    road to the sea, over Jordan,
    Galilee, crossroads for the nations.
People sitting out their lives in the dark
    saw a huge light;
Sitting in that dark, dark country of death,
    they watched the sun come up.

This Isaiah-prophesied revelation came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.”

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17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:17 Or has come, or is coming soon.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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