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When
Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to
Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum
by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah
might be fulfilled:
"Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,
on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of
the Gentiles--
the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned."
From that time Jesus began to proclaim,
"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee,
he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew
his brother, casting a net into the sea-- for they were
fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I
will make you fish for people." Immediately they
left their nets and followed him. As he went from there,
he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his
brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending
their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left
the boat and their father, and followed him.
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the
kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among
the people.
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