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Matthew 4:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 4:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 Although your people
live in darkness,
they will see
a bright light.
Although they live
in the shadow of death,
a light will shine
on them.”
17 (A) Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.”[a]
Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen
(Mark 1.16-20; Luke 5.1-11)
18 While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake.
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- 4.17 The kingdom of heaven will soon be here: See the two notes at 3.2.
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