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Matthew 4:15-16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 4 · verses 15–16
15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 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.Matthew 4:15-16 · King James Version
Matthew 4:15-16 in context
13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
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.
17From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18And 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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 9:1
- Isaiah 9:2
- Isaiah 42:6-7
- Luke 1:78-79
- Isaiah 60:1-3
- Micah 7:8
- Luke 2:32
- Psalms 107:10-14
- Amos 5:8
Key words (Strong's)
- NephthalimnephthalimNaphtali = "wrestling", was the sixth son of Jacob, the second child borne to him by…G3508 →
- darknessskotosdarkness, of night darkness, of darkened eyesight or blindness, metaph., of ignorance…G4655 →
- ZabulonzaboulōnZebulun meaning " a habitation" , the tenth of the sons of Jacob, the tribe of…G2194 →
- GalileegalilaiaGalilee = " Circuit" , the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the…G1056 →
- beyondperanbeyond, on the other sideG4008 →
- JordaniordanēsJordan = " the descender" , the one river of Palestine, has its course of little…G2446 →
- peoplelaosa people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language…G2992 →
- regionchōrathe space lying between two places or limits, a region or countryG5561 →
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We have here an account of Christ's preaching in the synagogues of Galilee, for he came into the world to be a Preacher; the great salvation which he wrought out, he himself began to publish (Heb 2:3) to show how much his heart was upon it, and ours should be.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-17