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John 2:12
12After this he descended to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
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 says to him, Every man sets on first the good wine, and when [men] have well drunk, then the inferior; thou hast kept the good wine till now. 11This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him. After this he descended to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they abode not many days. 13And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14And he found in the temple the sellers of oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting;
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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
Cross-references for John 2:12
- John 6:17and having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them,
- Matthew 4:13and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,
- Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.
- John 7:3His brethren therefore said to him, Remove hence and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou doest;
- Matthew 12:46But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
- Matthew 13:55Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
- Mark 6:3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.
- Acts 1:13And when they were come into [the city], they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude [the brother] of James.
- 1 Corinthians 9:5have we not a right to take round a sister [as] wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
- Galatians 1:19but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the 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
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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
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