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Matthew 4:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. "
Matthew 4:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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Matthew 4:1
"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil."
Matthew 4:2
"And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred."
Matthew 4:3
"And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
Matthew 4:4
"But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Matthew 4:5
"Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,"
Matthew 4:6
"And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."
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