Matthew 4:13
and, forsaking Nazareth, he came and fixed his dwelling in Capernaum, which was by the lake,—within the bounds of Zebulun and Naphtali:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12And, hearing that, John, had been delivered up, he retired into Galilee;
14that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:
Cross References
Joshua 19:10Then came up the third lot, for the sons of Zebulun, by their families,—and the boundary of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.
Matthew 11:23And, thou, Capernaum! Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? Unto hades, thou shall be brought down; because, if, in Sodom, had been done the works of power, which were done in thee, it would, in that case, have remained until this day.
Mark 1:21And they journey into Capernaum. And, straightway, on the Sabbath, entering into the synagogue, he began teaching;
Luke 4:30But, he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.
John 4:46So he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water, wine. And there was a certain courtier, whose son was sick, in Capernaum.
John 6:24When, therefore, the multitude saw, that, Jesus, was not there, nor yet his disciples, they themselves, got into the small boats, and came unto Capernaum, seeking 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 →