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Luke 10:15

Capernaum
PrideJudgment

13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
KJV
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
WEB
You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
ASV
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.
DARBY
And *thou*, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.
BLB
And you, Capernaum, to heaven will you be lifted up? To Hades you will be brought down!
ÅB
Og du, Kapernaum, som er blitt opphøyet like til himmelen! like til dødsriket skal du bli nedstøtt.
OTB
Og du, Kapernaum, skal du bli løftet opp til himmelen? Nei, du skal bli kastet ned til dødsriket.
B1930
Og du, Kapernaum, som er blitt ophøiet like til himmelen! like til dødsriket skal du bli nedstøtt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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 the north.

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  • Matthew 4:13

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

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  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

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  • Luke 13:28

    There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.

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  • 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 have remained to this day.

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  • Ezekiel 28:12–14

    “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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  • Jeremiah 51:53

    Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:28

    Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”

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