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, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” 11This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days. 13The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated 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

• Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• He wentκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• and they stayedμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• a fewοὐou · noG3756
• a fewπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for John 2:12

• John 6:17and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
• Matthew 4:13and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day.
• John 7:3Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.
• Matthew 12:46While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.
• Matthew 13:55Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, 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? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him.
• Acts 1:13When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
• 1 Corinthians 9:5Do we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?
• Galatians 1:19But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

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