New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 4:12-25

12NowδὲdeG1161when Jesus heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thatJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had been takenG3860into custodyG3860,He withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402into GalileeΓαλιλαίαν.GalilaianG1056;

13and leavingκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641NazarethΝαζαρά,NazaraG3478,He cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andsettledκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730in CapernaumG2746,which is by the seaπαραθαλασσίανparathalassianG3864,in the regionὁρίοιςhorioisG3725of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194and NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμ,NephthalimG3508.

14This wasto fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004throughδιὰdiaG1223IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396:

15“The landγῆgēG1093of ZebulunΖαβουλὼνZaboulōnG2194and the landγῆgēG1093of NaphtaliΝεφθαλίμ,NephthalimG3508,By the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,beyondπέρανperanG4008the JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaiaG1056of theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484--

16The peopleλαὸςlaosG2992who were sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521in darknessG4653sawG3708a greatμέγα,megaG3173LightφῶςphōsG5457,And thoseG3588who were sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521in the landχώρᾳchōraG5561and shadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,Upon them a LightφῶςphōsG5457dawnedἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393.”

17From that timeτότεtoteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganἤρξατοērxatoG757topreachκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784and sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, “Repentμετανοεῖτε·metanoeiteG3340,for the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.¶ouranōnG3772is at handἤγγικενēngikenG1448.”

18Now as Jesus was walkingΠεριπατῶνPeripatōnG4043bythe SeaθάλασσανthalassanG2281of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613who was calledλεγόμενονlegomenonG3004PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,and AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,castingβάλλονταςballontasG906a netἀμφίβληστρονamphiblēstronG293into the seaθάλασσαν·thalassanG2281;for they were fishermenἁλιεῖς.halieisG231.

19And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “Followδεῦτε ὀπίσωdeute opisōG1205 G3694Me, and I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160you fishersἁλιεῖςhalieisG231of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

20ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863their netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350and followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him.

21GoingπροβὰςprobasG4260on from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564He sawG3708twoδύοduoG1417otherἄλλουςallousG243brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the sonof ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199, andJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,in the boatπλοίῳploiōG4143with ZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199their fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,mendingκαταρτίζονταςkatartizontasG2675their netsδίκτυαdiktuaG1350;and He calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564them.

22ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863the boatπλοῖονploionG4143and their fatherπατέραpateraG3962,and followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him.

23Jesus was goingG4013throughoutG4013allὅλῃholēG3650GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiaG1056,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321in their synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864andproclaimingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932, andhealingθεραπεύωνtherapeuōnG2323everyG3956kindG3956of diseaseνόσονnosonG3554and everyG3956kindG3956of sicknessμαλακίανmalakianG3119amongG1722the peopleλαῷ.¶laōG2992.

24The newsἀκοὴakoēG189about Him spreadἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565throughoutεἰςeisG1519allὅληνholēnG3650SyriaΣυρίαν·SurianG4947;and they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to Him allπάνταςpantasG3956who were illκακῶς ἔχοντας,kakōs echontasG2192 G2560,those sufferingσυνεχομένους,sunechomenousG4912with variousποικίλαιςpoikilaisG4164diseasesνόσοιςnosoisG3554and painsβασάνοιςbasanoisG931,demoniacsδαιμονιζομένουςdaimonizomenousG1139,epilepticsσεληνιαζομένουςselēniazomenousG4583,paralyticsπαραλυτικούς·paralutikousG3885;and He healedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323them.

25LargeπολλοὶpolloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056and theDecapolisΔεκαπόλεωςDekapoleōsG1179and JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414and JudeaG2453and frombeyondπέρανperanG4008the JordanἸορδάνου.¶IordanouG2446.

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