Public Ministry in Galilee

12 Now when he[a] heard that John had been arrested,[b] he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth, he went and[c] lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 4:12 Literally “had been handed over”
  3. Matthew 4:13 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb

Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison,(A) he withdrew to Galilee.(B) 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,(C) which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill(D) what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

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