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14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled:[a]

15 Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way[b] by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,
and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”[c]

17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message:[d] “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:14 tn The redundant participle λέγοντος (legontos) has not been translated here.
  2. Matthew 4:15 tn Or “road.”
  3. Matthew 4:16 sn A quotation from Isa 9:1.
  4. Matthew 4:17 tn Grk “to preach and to say.” The second of the two Greek infinitives (“to say”) is redundant in English and is not included in the translation.