Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is approaching.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 then, and learn what is said, “I require mercy and not sacrifice:” for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 11:12But from the days of John the Baptist unto the present, the kingdom of heaven is assaulted by violence, and the invaders forcibly seize upon it.
Matthew 13:11And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is given 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 colleting fish of every kind:
Mark 1:14But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God:
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 →