Matthew 4:17
15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- KJV
- From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- WEB
- From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
- ASV
- From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- DARBY
- From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
- BLB
- From that time Jesus began to proclaim and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.”
- ÅB
- Fra den tid begynte Jesus å forkynne og si: «Omvend dere; for himlenes rike er kommet nær!»
- OTB
- Fra den tid begynte Jesus å forkynne: «Omvend dere, for himmelriket er nær.»
- B1930
- Fra den tid begynte Jesus å forkynne og si: Omvend eder; for himlenes rike er kommet nær!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 3:2
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Read in contextActs 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Read in contextMark 1:14–15
After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
Read in contextLuke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Read in contextLuke 24:47
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
Read in contextActs 17:30
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
Read in contextActs 26:20
First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
Read in contextMatthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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