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Matthew 4:16

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The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

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  1. Matthew 4:14

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

  2. Matthew 4:15

    The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

  3. Matthew 4:17

    From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  4. Matthew 4:18

    And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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