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12 Now de when Jesus heard akouō that hoti John Iōannēs had been arrested paradidōmi, he withdrew anachōreō into eis · ho Galilee Galilaia. 13 And kai leaving kataleipō · ho Nazareth Nazara he went erchomai and lived katoikeō in eis Capernaum Kapharnaoum · ho by the sea parathalassios, in en the region horion of Zebulun Zaboulōn and kai Naphtali Nephthalim, 14 so hina that what ho was spoken legō by dia Isaiah ēsaias the ho prophet prophētēs might be fulfilled plēroō: 15  Land of Zebulun Zaboulōn and kai land of Naphtali Nephthalim, toward hodos the sea thalassa, beyond peran the ho Jordan Iordanēs, Galilee Galilaia of the ho Gentiles ethnos 16 the ho people laos · ho living kathēmai in en darkness skotos have seen a great megas light phōs, and kai on those ho living kathēmai in en the region chōra and kai shadow skia of death thanatos, a light phōs has dawned anatellō.”

17 From apo then tote on Jesus Iēsous began archō · ho to proclaim kēryssō, · kai Repent metanoeō, for gar the ho kingdom basileia of ho heaven ouranos is at hand engizō.”

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Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee

12 Now when Jesus[a] heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

15 “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,
    on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles—(A)
16 the people who sat in darkness
    have seen a great light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
    light has dawned.”(B)

17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.12 Gk he
  2. 4.17 Or is at hand