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Matthew 4:15–17

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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.
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From verse 15

  1. Isaiah 9:1Rank 1 from verse 15
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    1NEVERTHELESS the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

  2. Joshua 21:32Rank 2 from verse 15
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    32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

  3. 2 Kings 15:29Rank 3 from verse 15
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    29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  4. 1 Kings 9:11Rank 4 from verse 15
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    11(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

  5. Joshua 20:7Rank 5 from verse 15
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    7¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

From verse 16

  1. Isaiah 9:2Rank 1 from verse 16
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    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  2. Isaiah 42:6–7Rank 2 from verse 16
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    6I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

    7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

  3. Luke 1:78–79Rank 3 from verse 16
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  4. Isaiah 60:1–3Rank 4 from verse 16
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    1ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

    2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  5. Micah 7:8Rank 5 from verse 16
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    8¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

  6. Luke 2:32Rank 6 from verse 16
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    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  7. Psalms 107:10–14Rank 7 from verse 16
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    10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

    11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

    12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

    13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

    14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

  8. Amos 5:8Rank 8 from verse 16
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    8Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name:

  9. Job 34:22Rank 9 from verse 16
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    22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

  10. Jeremiah 13:16Rank 10 from verse 16
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    16Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

  11. Job 10:22Rank 11 from verse 16
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    22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

  12. Job 3:5Rank 12 from verse 16
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    5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

  13. Psalms 44:19Rank 13 from verse 16
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    19Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

From verse 17

  1. Matthew 3:2Rank 1 from verse 17
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    2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  2. Acts 2:38Rank 2 from verse 17
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    38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

  3. Mark 1:14–15Rank 3 from verse 17
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    14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

    15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

  4. Luke 5:32Rank 4 from verse 17
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    32I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  5. Luke 24:47Rank 5 from verse 17
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    47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

  6. Acts 17:30Rank 6 from verse 17
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    30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

  7. Acts 26:20Rank 7 from verse 17
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    20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

  8. Luke 15:7Rank 8 from verse 17
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    7I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

  9. Matthew 9:13Rank 9 from verse 17
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    13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  10. 2 Timothy 2:25–26Rank 10 from verse 17
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    25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

    26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  11. Acts 3:19Rank 11 from verse 17
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    19¶ Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  12. Luke 15:10Rank 12 from verse 17
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    10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

  13. Acts 11:18Rank 13 from verse 17
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    18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

  14. Acts 20:21Rank 14 from verse 17
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    21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

  15. Matthew 13:47Rank 15 from verse 17
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    47¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

  16. Matthew 25:1Rank 16 from verse 17
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    1THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

  17. Hebrews 6:1Rank 17 from verse 17
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    1THEREFORE leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

  18. Matthew 10:7Rank 18 from verse 17
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    7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  19. Luke 10:11–14Rank 19 from verse 17
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    11Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

    12But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

    13Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

    14But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

  20. Luke 9:2Rank 20 from verse 17
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    2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

  21. Matthew 11:12Rank 21 from verse 17
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    12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

  22. Matthew 13:24Rank 22 from verse 17
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    24¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

  23. Matthew 13:9Rank 23 from verse 17
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    9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  24. Matthew 13:11Rank 24 from verse 17
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    11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

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Matthew 4:15

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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Matthew 4:16

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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sat

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Was seated, took a seat, remained seated, or occupied a seat or place.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

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shadow

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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

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Matthew 4:17

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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repent

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To change one's mind and purpose concerning what has been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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kingdom

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The rule, royal authority, government, realm, territory, subjects, or dominion of a king.

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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4:12¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

4:14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

4:15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

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4:16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

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4:17¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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