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15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, in the [a]way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles [of the [b]peoples who are not of Israel]—(A)

16 The people who sat [c](dwelt enveloped) in darkness have seen a great Light, and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death Light has dawned.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, [d]crying out, Repent ([e]change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:15 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon of New Testament Greek.
  2. Matthew 4:15 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon of New Testament Greek.
  3. Matthew 4:16 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
  4. Matthew 4:17 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  5. Matthew 4:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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