Rachel Workman:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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13 He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to
Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: 15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live, 16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.” 17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Obviously Matthew's account is my favorite. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.” Those verses are a little chilling really. |
Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.[f] 15 “The time promised by
God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of
your sins and believe the Good News!” I love this. Pretty simple right?
Repent and believe. From the mouth of Jesus.
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14 Then Jesus returned to
Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread
quickly through the whole region. 15 He taught regularly in their
synagogues and was praised by everyone. Short and to the point. I love how
it says Jesus was loved by everyone.
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43 At the end of the two days,
Jesus went on to Galilee. 44 He himself had said that a prophet is not
honored in his own hometown. 45 Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they
had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he
did there.
46 As he traveled through
Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine.
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John
Burnett:
Matthew 4:13-17
13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and
settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and
Naphtali. 14 This was to fulfill what was spoken through
Isaiah the prophet:
15 “The
land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
[a]By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the [b]Gentiles—
16 “The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”
[a]By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the [b]Gentiles—
16 “The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”
17 From that time Jesus began to [c]preach and say, “Repent, for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” I wonder why more Pastors don’t
preach about repentance.
Mark 1:14-15
14 Now after John had been [a]taken into custody, Jesus
came into Galilee, [b]preaching the gospel of God,
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God [c]is at hand; repent and [d]believe in the
gospel.” Mark takes it up a notch and includes, “believe in the
gospel.” Repent and believe and you shall be saved. Repentance
without belief in the gospel is legalism. Belief without repentance is
using God’s grace as a license to sin and puts our sin on an equal footing with
God. God hates sin and so should we.
Luke 4:14-15
14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the
power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding
district. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues
and was praised by all.
John 4:43-46
43 After the two days He went forth from
there into Galilee. 44 For Jesus Himself testified that a
prophet has no honor in his own country. 45 So when He came to
Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in
Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast. Blessed
are those who believe yet have not seen the miracles performed by Jesus.
46 Therefore He came again to Cana of
Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose
son was sick at Capernaum.
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Mike Grimm: 13 He went first to
Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in
the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This fulfilled what God
said through the prophet Isaiah:
15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali,
beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,
in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,
a light has shined.”
beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River,
in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,
a light has shined.”
17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your
sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” Those who are without
Christ are in the dark. They were sitting in this condition, a contented
posture; they chose it rather than light; they were willingly ignorant. When
the gospel comes, light comes; when it comes to any place, when it comes to any
soul, it makes day there. Light discovers and directs; so does the gospel. The
doctrine of repentance is right gospel doctrine. Not only had the austere John
Baptist, but the gracious Jesus, preached repentance. There is still the same
reason to do so. The kingdom of heaven was not reckoned to be fully come, till
the pouring out of the Holy Spirit after Christ's ascension.
Mark 1:14-15
14 Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into
Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News. 15 “The time
promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near!
Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”
John’s
message of repentance was over; the time had come for Jesus’ message to begin.
Jesus’ message is not identical to John’s. John was preaching about a time to
come; Jesus preached that the time had come. John preached a baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; Jesus preached that the kingdom itself
was at hand, so believe the gospel. John did not preach the gospel; he preached
that the gospel bearer was coming.
Jesus
preached the gospel, the good news that God had fulfilled his promises to
Israel by sending the Messiah, or the Anointed One, to save the people. As a
whole, however, the nation rejected Jesus as Messiah, because he did not fit
the commonly accepted profile of what the Messiah should do. The Messiah was
expected to lead the Jews to victory over the Roman occupation forces and
restore the nation to a place of dominance in the world. Jesus showed no signs
of becoming such a Messiah. Even John the Baptist finally began to wonder
whether Jesus was really the one sent by God (Matthew 11:3).
Luke 4:14-15
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy
Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region. 15 He
taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
The ministry of Jesus finally begins in Luke 4:14-15.
And yet, these verses are not really the beginning of ministry for Jesus. When
the Gospel of Luke is compared with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, it is
discovered that only John says anything at all about the first year of Jesus’
ministry. All three of the others, Matthew, Mark and Luke, when they begin to
talk about the ministry of Jesus, begin with the second year.
John 4:43-46
Jesus Heals an Official’s Son
43 At the end of the two days, Jesus went on to
Galilee. 44 He himself had said that a prophet is not honored
in his own hometown. 45 Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for
they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything
he did there.
Jesus spent only two days in Samaria and then resumed
His journey back to Galilee. There is a mixed message here as John tells us
that Jesus is going to Galilee because “he has no honor” there. John turns
right around and tells us that “the Galileans welcomed him”. So why did Jesus
leave? Was it rejection or just time to move on and preach somewhere else?
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