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Matthew 4:12-17
Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee
Tempted, Then Calling Disciples · Matthew 4
Story guide: The scene illustrates “Jesus Begins Preaching in Galilee” in Matthew 4:12-17.
Open this scene in the reader →12When he heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew into Galilee.
13And leaving Nazara, he came and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
14so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
15Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16The people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and on those sitting in the region and shadow of death, a light dawned.
17From that time Jesus began to proclaim, saying, “Reorient toward God, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”
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