Matthew 4:17

At that time Jesus began to proclaim – “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

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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

16The people who were living in darkness have seen a great light, and, for those who were living in the shadow-land of death, a light has dawned!’

18As Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers – Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew – casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:13Go and learn what this means – ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast.”

Matthew 11:12From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the kingdom of heaven has been taken by force, and people using force have been seizing it.

Matthew 13:11“To you,” answered Jesus, “the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of heaven has been imparted, but not to those.

Matthew 13:47Or again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.

Mark 1:14After John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God –

Luke 9:2He sent them out as his messengers, to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to work cures.

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 →

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