Matthew 4:13

Matthew 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
• New International Version (NIV)Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—
• English Standard Version (ESV)And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Context of Matthew 4:13

11Then the devil went away, and angels came and took care of Jesus. 12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee. He went first to Nazareth, then left there and moved to Capernaum, beside the Sea of Galilee, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14This fulfilled what God said through the prophet Isaiah: 15“In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,

Matthew 4:13 word by word

καὶ καταλιπὼν τὴν Ναζαρά, ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ τὴν παραθαλασσίαν ἐν ὁρίοις Ζαβουλὼν καὶ Νεφθαλίμ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• leavingκαταλείπωkataleipō · to leave behindG2641
• NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478
• he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• and dweltκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
• is upon the sea coastπαραθαλάσσιοςparathalassios · seasideG3864
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the bordersὅριονhorion · regionG3725
• of ZabulonΖαβουλώνZaboulōn · ZebulunG2194
• NephthalimΝεφθαλείμNephthaleim · NaphtaliG3508

Cross-references for Matthew 4:13

• Luke 4:30but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.
• Matthew 11:23“And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
• Matthew 17:24On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
• Mark 1:21Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach.
• John 4:46As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick.
• John 6:17But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum.
• Joshua 19:10The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. The boundary of Zebulun’s homeland started at Sarid.
• Joshua 19:32The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And leaving Nazareth - Or, entirely leaving Nazareth, , from , intensive, and , I leave. It seems that, from this time, our blessed Lord made Capernaum his ordinary place of residence; and utterly forsook Nazareth, because they had wholly rejected his word, and even attempted to take away his life. See Luke 4:29. Galilee was bounded by mount Lebanon on the north, by the river Jordan and the sea of Galilee on the east, by Chison on the south, and by the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Leaving Nazareth - Because his townsmen cast him out, and rejected him. See Matthew 9:1. Here he healed the nobleman‘s son John 4:47; Peter‘s wife‘s mother Matthew 8:14; the centurion‘s servant Matthew 8:5-13; and the ruler‘s daughter Matthew 9:23-25. Upon the sea coast - The Sea of Tiberias. In the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim - These were two tribes of the children of Israel which were located in this part of the land of Canaan, and constituted in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 It is just with God to take the gospel and the means of grace, from those that slight them and thrust them away. Christ will not stay long where he is not welcome. Those who are without Christ, are in the dark. They were sitting in this condition, a contented posture; they chose it rather than light; they were willingly ignorant. When the gospel comes, light comes; when it comes to any place, when it comes to any soul, it makes day there…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Capernaum was in Galilee, a region that the religious leaders in Judea and Jerusalem viewed negatively (see John 1:46; 7:41–42, 52). Many people from Judea thought Galileans to be unrefined and poorly spoken (compare Matt 26:73). The leaders believed these people could make their teachings less accurate. Galilee also had more non-Jewish people than Judea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. And leaving Nazareth--The prevalent opinion is that this refers to a first visit to Nazareth after His baptism, whose details are given by Luke (Lu 4:16, &c.); a second visit being that detailed by our Evangelist (Mt 13:54-58), and by Mark (Mr 6:1-6). But to us there seem all but insuperable difficulties in the supposition of two visits to Nazareth after His baptism; and on the grounds stated in Lu 4:16, &c., we think that the one only visit to…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:13

• Capernaum
• Jesus, the Christ
• Zebulun

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Commentaries on Matthew 4

• 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