Matthew 4:13 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 4:13

Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:

KJV

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

(in Esai. c. 9. 1.) They are said at the first time to be lightened from the burden of sin, because in the country of these two tribes, the Saviour first preached the Gospel; at the last time their faith was increased, most of the Jews remaining in error. By the sea here is meant the Lake of Gennesaret, a lake formed by the waters of the Jordan, on its shores are the towns of Capernaum, Tiberias, Bethsaida, and Corozaim, in which district principally Christ preached.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And leaving Nazareth,.... Where he was educated, and had lived many years together; and where he preached first to the good liking of the people, who wondered at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth: though afterwards they were so much displeased with him, that they thrust him out of their city; and intended to have destroyed him, by casting him down headlong from the brow of an hill; and which seems to be the reason of his leaving this city; see Luk 4:16 he came and dwelt in Capernaum a city of Galilee.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Leaving Nazareth - Because his townsmen cast him out, and rejected him. See Luke 4:14-30. Came and dwelt in Capernaum - This was a city on the northwest corner of the Sea of Tiberias. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament, but is repeatedly referred to in the Gospels. Though it was once a city of renown, and the metropolis of all Galilee, the site it occupied is now uncertain.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But how, in that case, are we to take the word "leaving Nazareth" here? We answer, just as the same word is used in Ac 21:3, "Now when we had sighted Cyprus, and left it on the left, we sailed into Syria,"--that is, without entering Cyprus at all, but merely "sighting" it, as the nautical phrase is, they steered southeast of it, leaving it on the northwest.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
καταλιπὼν	katalipōn	having left	G2641 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
Ναζαρά,	Nazara	Nazareth,	G3478 →
ἐλθὼν	elthōn	having come	G2064 →
κατῴκησεν	katōkēsen	he dwelt	G2730 →
εἰς	eis	at	G1519 →
Καφαρναοὺμ	Kapharnaoum	Capernaum	G2584 →
τὴν	tēn	which	G3588 →
παραθαλασσίαν	parathalassian	[is] on the sea-side	G3864 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὁρίοις	horiois	[the] region	G3725 →
Ζαβουλὼν	Zaboulōn	of Zebulun	G2194 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Νεφθαλίμ,	Nephthalim	of Naphtali,	G3508 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 1:21
Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
leads to
- Mark 6:2
  When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been…
- Mark 1:39
  So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
- Matthew 4:23
  Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Acts 13:14–52
  And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
Through
Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would…
leads to
- John 4:46–54
  So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
- Isaiah 14:13–15
  You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of…
- Genesis 13:13
  But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
Through
John 4:46
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
leads to
- John 2:1–11
  On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,