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Matthew 4:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 4:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.
The Beginning of the Galilean Ministry.[a] 12 (A)When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,(B)
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- 4:12–17 Isaiah’s prophecy of the light rising upon Zebulun and Naphtali (Is 8:22–9:1) is fulfilled in Jesus’ residence at Capernaum. The territory of these two tribes was the first to be devastated (733–32 B.C.) at the time of the Assyrian invasion. In order to accommodate Jesus’ move to Capernaum to the prophecy, Matthew speaks of that town as being “in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali” (Mt 4:13), whereas it was only in the territory of the latter, and he understands the sea of the prophecy, the Mediterranean, as the sea of Galilee.
Matthew 4:11-13
New International Version
Matthew 4:11-13
New International Version
11 Then the devil left him,(A) and angels came and attended him.(B)
Jesus Begins to Preach
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,(C) he withdrew to Galilee.(D) 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,(E) which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—
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