Matthew 4:17
From that time began Jeshu to preach, and to say, Repent! for the kingdom of heaven hath drawn nigh.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 9:13Go, learn what that is:-" I require mercy, and not sacrifice; " for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners.
Matthew 11:12But from the days of Juchanon the Baptizer until now, the kingdom of the heavens by violence is taken, and the violent ones seize it.
Matthew 13:11He replied and said to them, Because unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given.
Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, which was thrown into the sea, and from every kind collected.
Mark 1:14BUT after Juchanon was delivered up, Jeshu came to Galila, and proclaimed the annunciation of the kingdom of Aloha.
Luke 9:2And he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of Aloha, and to heal the diseased.
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 →