¹⁷从 那时候 ，耶稣 就传起道 来 ，说 ：天 国 近了 ，你们应当悔改 ！

¹⁷ ¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

¹⁷ Verse 17. Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent] See on

Mt 3:1, 2. Every preacher commissioned by God to proclaim

salvation to a lost world, begins his work with preaching the

doctrine of repentance. This was the case with all the prophets,

John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, all the apostles, and all their

genuine successors in the Christian ministry. The reasons are

evident in the notes already referred to; and for the explanation

of the word κηρυσσειν, preaching or proclaiming as a herald, see

at the end of chap. 3.