Luke 4:31
29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
- KJV
- And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
- WEB
- He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
- ASV
- And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:
- DARBY
- and descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbaths.
- BLB
- And He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbaths.
- ÅB
- Og han kom ned til Kapernaum, en by i Galilea, og lærte dem på sabbaten,
- OTB
- Så reiste han til Kapernaum, en by i Galilea, og på sabbaten underviste han folket.
- B1930
- Og han kom ned til Kapernaum, en by i Galilea, og lærte dem på sabbaten,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 1:21–28
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Read in contextMatthew 4:13
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Read in contextActs 17:1–3
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
Read in contextActs 13:50–14:2
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Read in contextMatthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Read in contextActs 14:6–7
They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
Read in contextActs 14:19–21
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
Read in contextActs 17:10–11
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
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