Focused Passage

Matthew 4:12-17

The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called

Matthew moves from Spirit-led wilderness testing, to Jesus' victory by Scripture, to Galilean fulfillment, to kingdom preaching, to disciple calling, and finally to a summary of Jesus' teaching, proclamation, healing, and expanding fame.

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12When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

14to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus] heardἈκούσαςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηςG2491Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad been imprisonedπαρεδόθηG3860Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularHe withdrewἀνεχώρησενG402Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionLeavingκαταλιπὼνG2641Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularNazarethΝαζαρὰG3478Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularHe wentἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] livedκατῴκησενG2730Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinεἰςG1519PrepositionCapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμG2584Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwhich [is]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularby the seaπαραθαλασσίανG3864Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] regionὁρίοιςG3725Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralof ZebulunΖαβουλὼνG2194Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionNaphtaliΝεφθαλίμG3508Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

toἵναG2443ConjunctionfulfillπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularwhatτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularwas spokenῥηθὲνG2046Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularIsaiahἨσαΐουG2268Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-λέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

LandΓῆG1093Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof ZebulunΖαβουλὼνG2194Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionlandγῆG1093Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμG3508Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[the] WayὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof [the] SeaθαλάσσηςG2281Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbeyondπέρανG4008PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularJordanἸορδάνουG2446Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίαG1056Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralGentilesἐθνῶνG1484Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 16

Original words

theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularpeopleλαὸςG2992Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlivingκαθήμενοςG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiondarknessσκοτίᾳG4653Noun - Dative Feminine Singularhave seenεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[a] greatμέγαG3173Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularlightφῶςG5457Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionon thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PlurallivingκαθημένοιςG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Pluralin [the]ἐνG1722PrepositionlandχώρᾳG5561Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[of the] shadowσκιᾷG4639Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof deathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine Singulara lightφῶςG5457Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularhas dawnedἀνέτειλενG393Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 9:1–2
Verse 17

Original words

FromἈπὸG575Prepositionthat time [on]τότεG5119AdverbJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbeganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularto preachκηρύσσεινG2784Verb - Present Infinitive Active-καὶG2532Conjunction-λέγεινG3004Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveRepentΜετανοεῖτεG3340Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralis nearἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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