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Matthew 4:12-22

12WhenδὲdeG1161JesusheardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been imprisonedπαρεδόθηparedothēG3860,He withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056.

13καὶkaiG2532LeavingκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641τὴνtēnG3588NazarethΝαζαρά,NazaraG3478,He wentἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andlivedκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584,whichτὴνtēnG3588isby the seaπαραθαλασσίανparathalassianG3864inἐνenG1722theregionὁρίοιςhorioisG3725of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194andκαὶkaiG2532NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμ,NephthalimG3508,

14toἵναinaG2443fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268λέγοντος·legontosG3004:

15“LandγῆgēG1093of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194andκαὶkaiG2532landγῆgēG1093of NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμ,NephthalimG3508, theWayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the SeaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,beyondπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaiaG1056of theτῶνtōnG3588Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484—

16theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992ὁhoG3588livingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521inἐνenG1722darknessG4653have seenG3708agreatμέγα,megaG3173lightφῶςphōsG5457καὶkaiG2532;on thoseτοῖςtoisG3588livingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722thelandχώρᾳchōraG5561καὶkaiG2532of theshadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,a lightφῶςphōsG5457has dawnedἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393αὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”

17FromἈπὸApoG575that timeτότεtoteG5119onJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganG756ὁhoG3588to preachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784καὶkaiG2532λέγειν·legeinG3004, “Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340,forγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772is nearἤγγικενēngikenG1448.”

18δὲdeG1161As Jesus was walkingΠεριπατῶνPeripatōnG4043besideπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281τῆςtēsG3588of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613τὸνtonG3588calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406.They were castingβάλλονταςballontasG906a netἀμφίβληστρονamphiblēstronG293intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281,forγὰρgarG1063they wereἦσανēsanG1510fishermenἁλιεῖς.halieisG231.

19“Come, followδεῦτε ὀπίσωdeute opisōG1205 G3694MeG1473καὶkaiG2532,” JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “andκαὶkaiG2532I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160youὑμᾶςhumasG4771fishersἁλιεῖςhalieisG231of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

20οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863theirτὰtaG3588netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350andfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

21ΚαὶKaiG2532Going onπροβὰςprobasG4260from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417otherἄλλουςallousG243brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385sonτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588of ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491. They wereinἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588a boatπλοίῳploiōG4143withμετὰmetaG3326τοῦtouG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,mendingκαταρτίζονταςkatartizontasG2675τὰtaG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350καὶkaiG2532. JesuscalledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564themαὐτούς.autousG846,

22οἱhoiG3588andδὲdeG1161immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fatherπατέραpateraG3962andfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

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