John 2:12

John 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
• New International Version (NIV)After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.

Context of John 2:12

10and said to him, “Everyone else serves his best wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then he serves that which is not so good; but you have kept back the good wine until now.” 11This, the first of His signs (attesting miracles), Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory [displaying His deity and His great power openly], and His disciples believed [confidently] in Him [as the Messiah—they adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him]. After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days. 13Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14And in the temple [enclosure] He found the people who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at their tables.

John 2:12 word by word

Μετὰ τοῦτο κατέβη εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ αὐτὸς καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκεῖ ἔμειναν οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• he went downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• motherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• they continuedμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• notοὐou · noG3756
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for John 2:12

• John 6:17and they got into a boat and started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had still not come [back] to them.
• Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth, He went and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven [for your apathy and unresponsiveness]? You will descend to Hades (the realm of the dead); for if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
• John 7:3So His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] may also see the works that You do.
• Matthew 12:46While He was still talking to the crowds, it happened that His mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to Him.
• Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
• Mark 6:3Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].
• Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying [indefinitely]; that is, Peter, and John and [his brother] James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew (Nathanael) and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas (Thaddaeus) the son of James.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we not the right to take along with us a believing wife, as do the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas (Peter)?
• Galatians 1:19But I did not see any other apostle except James, the [half] brother of the Lord.

Commentaries on John 2:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12To Capernaum - See the notes at Matthew 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 The first public work in which we find Christ engaged, was driving from the temple the traders whom the covetous priests and rulers encouraged to make a market-place of its courts. Those now make God's house a house of merchandise, whose minds are filled with cares about worldly business when attending religious exercises, or who perform Divine offices for love of gain. Christ, having thus cleansed the temple, gave a sign to those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16Jesus showed who he is and what he came to do through the religious practices and festivals of the Jewish people (see 2:1; 5:1). He used these familiar events to reveal his identity and his mission.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Capernaum--on the Sea of Galilee. (See on Mt 9:1). his mother and his brethren--(See on Lu 2:51, and Mt 13:54-56).Read the comment

Topics related to John 2:12

• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Fill
• Hour
• Propitiation
• Scourge
• Syriac
• Testify
• Andrew
• Brethren of the Lord
• Cana, of Galilee

Commentaries on John 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings