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21 As he proceeded farther, he saw two more brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately, they left their boat and their father and followed him.

23 Jesus Proclaims the Message and Heals the Sick.[a] Jesus traveled all throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every type of disease and illness among the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:23 As a conclusion to the first part of his Gospel, Matthew gives a summary of Jesus’ ministry, which consisted in teaching, preaching, and healing (v. 23; see also Mt 9:35).

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John.(A) They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.(B)

Jesus Heals the Sick

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee,(C) teaching in their synagogues,(D) proclaiming the good news(E) of the kingdom,(F) and healing every disease and sickness among the people.(G)

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