English Standard Version
Matthew 9:1
1And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
Matthew 9:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.
Context of Matthew 9:1
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." 3And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming."
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Καὶ ἐμβὰς εἰς πλοῖον διεπέρασεν καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν ἰδίαν πόλιν.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 9:1
- Matthew 7:6"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
- Matthew 8:18Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
- Mark 5:21And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.
- Luke 8:37Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
- Revelation 22:11Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy."
- Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Commentaries on Matthew 9:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1He came into his own city - Viz. Capernaum, where he seems to have had his common residence at the house of Peter. See Matthew 4:13, and Matthew 8:14. This verse properly belongs to the preceding chapter.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And he entered into a ship - Jesus acceded to the request of the people of Gadara Matthew 8:34, recrossed the Lake of Gennesareth, and returned to his own city. By “his own city” is meant Capernaum Mark 2:1, the city which was at that time his home, or where he had his dwelling. See the notes at Matthew 4:13. This same account, with some additional circumstances, is contained in Mark 2:3-12, and Luke 5:18-26.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jesus returns to Capernaum, and heals a paralytic. (1-8) Matthew called. (9) Matthew, or Levi's feast. (10-13) Objections of John's disciples. (14-17) Christ raises the daughter of Jairus, He heals the issue of blood. (18-26) He heals two blind men. (27-31) Christ casts out a dumb spirit. (32-34) He sends forth the apostles. (35-38) Verses 1-8 The faith of the friends of the paralytic in bringing him to Christ, was a strong faith; they firmly believed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Jesus lived in Capernaum (Mark 2:1). He seems to have moved there from Nazareth after the people of Nazareth rejected him (Matthew 4:13; Luke 4:16–31).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 9
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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