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Selected Verse: John 2:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Joh 2:12 |
King James |
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Capernaum--on the Sea of Galilee. (See on Mat 9:1).
his mother and his brethren--(See on Luk 2:51, and Mat 13:54-56). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
To Capernaum - See the notes at Mat 4:13.
Not many days - The reason why he remained there no longer was that the Passover was near, and they went up to Jerusalem to attend it. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
He went down (κατέβη)
Capernaum being on the lake shore, and Nazareth and Cana on the higher ground. |
54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: