4:15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles –
4:16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,
and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.” 2
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: 3 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
1 tn The redundant participle λέγοντος (legontos) has not been translated here.
2 sn A quotation from Isa 9:1.
3 tn Grk “and to say.”