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Luke 10:15

Capernaum
PrideJudgment

13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy 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

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

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  • Matthew 4:13

    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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  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

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  • Luke 13:28

    There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

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  • Matthew 11:23

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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  • Ezekiel 28:12–14

    Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

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  • Jeremiah 51:53

    Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:28

    Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

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