Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 9:13But go, and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice; for I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.
Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Immerser until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent seize upon it.
Matthew 13:11And he answering said to them: To you it is given[13:11] to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.
Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a net, cast into the sea, and gathering together of every kind.
Mark 1:14And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, publishing the good news of the kingdom of God[1:14],
Luke 9:2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:13-18
Opening of Christ's Ministry. 12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the… Read the whole commentary →