Matthew 4:12-22

New American Standard Bible

Jesus Begins His Ministry

¹²Now when Jesus heard that ^(A)John had been taken into custody, ^(B)He withdrew into Galilee; ¹³and leaving Nazareth, He came and ^(C)settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. ¹⁴This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled:

¹⁵“^(D)The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
^[a]By the way of the sea, on the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the ^[b]Gentiles—
¹⁶^(E)The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”

¹⁷^(F)From that time Jesus began to ^[c]preach and say, “^(G)Repent, for the kingdom of heaven ^[d]is at hand.”

The First Disciples

¹⁸^(H)Now as Jesus was walking by ^(I)the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, ^(J)Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. ¹⁹And He *said to them, “^[e]Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” ²⁰Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. ²¹Going on from there He saw two other brothers, ^[f]^(K)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother ^[g]John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them. ²²Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.