Matthew 4:13
And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:
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12Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
14So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,
Cross References
Joshua 19:10And the third heritage came out for Zebulun by their families; the limit of their heritage was as far as Sarid;
Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, were you not to be lifted up to heaven? you will go down into hell: for if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been here to this day.
Mark 1:21And they came to Capernaum; and on the Sabbath he went into the Synagogue and gave teaching.
Luke 4:30But he came through them and went on his way.
John 4:46So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
John 6:24So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, or his disciples, they got into those boats and went over to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:13-18
Opening of Christ's Ministry. 12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the… Read the whole commentary →