Luke 10:15

THE MESSAGE

"And you, Capernaum! Do you think you're about to be promoted to heaven? Think again. You're on a mudslide to hell.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And you, Capernaum,

King James Version (1611)
And thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heauen, shalt be thrust downe to hell.

King James Version
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

English Standard Version
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.

New American Standard Bible
"And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

New Century Version
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No! You will be thrown down to the depths!

Amplified Bible
"And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades (the realm of the dead).

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

Legacy Standard Bible
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades!

Berean Standard Bible
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

Contemporary English Version
People of Capernaum, do you think you will be honored in heaven? Well, you will go down to hell!

Complete Jewish Bible
"And you, K'far-Nachum, will you be exalted to heaven ? No, you will be brought down to Sh'ol !

Darby Translation
And *thou*, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

Easy-to-Read Version
And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to the place of death!

Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heauen, shalt be thrust downe to hell.

George Lamsa Translation
And you, Capernaum, which have exalted yourself up to heaven, you will be brought down to Sheol.

Good News Translation
And as for you, Capernaum! Did you want to lift yourself up to heaven? You will be thrown down to hell!"

Lexham English Bible
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No! You will be brought down to Hades!

Literal Translation
And you, Capernaum, were you not exalted to the heaven? "To hell you will be thrust down!" Isa. 14:13, 15

American Standard Version
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

Bible in Basic English
And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.

Hebrew Names Version
You, Kafar-Nachum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to She'ol.

International Standard Version
And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hades![fn]Genesis 11:4; Deuteronomy 1:28; Isaiah 14:13; Jeremiah 51:53; Ezekiel 26:20; 32:18; Matthew 11:23;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And thou, Kapher-nachum, which unto heaven art lifted up, unto Shiul shalt thou be abased.

Murdock Translation
And thou Capernaum, that art lifted up to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heauen, shalt be thrust downe to hell.

English Revised Version
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

World English Bible
You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And thou, Capernaum, which hast been exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.

Weymouth's New Testament
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be lifted high as Heaven? Thou shalt be driven down as low as Hades.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou, Cafarnaum, art enhaunsid `til to heuene; thou schalt be drenchid `til in to helle.

Update Bible Version
And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? you shall go down to Hades.

Webster's Bible Translation
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.

New English Translation
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades!

New King James Version
And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades. [fn]

New Living Translation
And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead."

New Life Bible
And you, Capernaum, are you to be lifted up into heaven? You will be taken down to hell.

New Revised Standard
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, thou, Capernaum, - Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? …Unto hades, thou shalt be brought down!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou, Capharnaum, which art exalted unto heaven, thou shalt be thrust down to hell.

Revised Standard Version
And you, Caper'na-um, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And thou Capernau which art exalted to heave shalt be thrust doune to hell.

Young's Literal Translation
`And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou Capernaum which art exalted vnto the heauen, shalt be thrust downe vnto hell.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to the sky, shall be plung'd into an abyss.

Simplified Cowboy Version
And don't think I didn't notice you Capernaum. Will you get buckles in heaven? Nope! Most will end up in the trash fire."

Contextual Overview

¹Later the Master selected seventy and sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he intended to go. He gave them this charge: "What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands. ³ "On your way! But be careful—this is hazardous work. You're like lambs in a wolf pack. ⁴ "Travel light. Comb and toothbrush and no extra luggage. "Don't loiter and make small talk with everyone you meet along the way. ⁵"When you enter a home, greet the family, ‘Peace.' If your greeting is received, then it's a good place to stay. But if it's not received, take it back and get out. Don't impose yourself. ⁷ "Stay at one home, taking your meals there, for a worker deserves three square meals. Don't move from house to house, looking for the best cook in town. ⁸"When you enter a town and are received, eat what they set before you, heal anyone who is sick, and tell them, ‘God's kingdom is right on your doorstep!' ¹⁰"When you enter a town and are not received, go out in the street and say, ‘The only thing we got from you is the dirt on our feet, and we're giving it back. Did you have any idea that God's kingdom was right on your doorstep?' Sodom will have it better on Judgment Day than the town that rejects you. ¹³"Doom, Chorazin! Doom, Bethsaida! If Tyre and Sidon had been given half the chances given you, they'd have been on their knees long ago, repenting and crying for mercy. Tyre and Sidon will have it easy on Judgment Day compared to you. ¹⁵ "And you, Capernaum! Do you think you're about to be promoted to heaven? Think again. You're on a mudslide to hell. ¹⁶ "The one who listens to you, listens to me. The one who rejects you, rejects me. And rejecting me is the same as rejecting God, who sent me."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Capernaum: Luke 7:1, Luke 7:2, Matthew 4:13

which: Genesis 11:4, Deuteronomy 1:28, Isaiah 14:13-15, Jeremiah 51:53, Ezekiel 28:12-14, Amos 9:2, Amos 9:3, Obadiah 1:4, Matthew 11:23

thrust: Luke 13:28, Isaiah 5:14, Isaiah 14:15, Ezekiel 26:20, Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 32:18, Ezekiel 32:20, Ezekiel 32:27, Matthew 10:28, 2 Peter 2:4

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:14 - bring Lamentations 2:1 - and cast Mark 1:21 - they went

Cross-References

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras.

Genesis 10:3
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah.

Genesis 10:8
Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on Earth. He was a great hunter before God . There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before God ." His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar. From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

Genesis 10:15
Canaan had Sidon his firstborn, Heth, the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread out, going from Sidon toward Gerar, as far south as Gaza, and then east all the way over to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and on to Lasha.

Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.

Genesis 10:21
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.

Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad had Shelah and Shelah had Eber. Eber had two sons, Peleg (so named because in his days the human race divided) and Joktan.

Genesis 23:3
Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites: "I know I'm only an outsider here among you, but sell me a burial plot so that I can bury my dead decently."

Genesis 49:13
Zebulun settles down on the seashore; he's a safe harbor for ships, right alongside Sidon.

1 Chronicles 1:13
Canaan had Sidon (his firstborn) and Heth, and was ancestor to the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven,.... Referring either to the situation of it, which was on a very high hill; or to its privileges, through the ministry and miracles of Christ; or the phrase may be expressive of the pride and loftiness of the inhabitants of it, who were elated with the mercies they enjoyed, it being a most delightful, pleasant, and comfortable place to live in, as its name signifies. It was a famous port, commodiously situated by the sea of Tiberias; and, as Josephus f says, was in an excellent temperament of the air, and watered with a most choice fountain, called by the same name.

Shalt be thrust down into hell; meaning either the low condition to which it was to be, and has been reduced in a temporal sense, and continues in to this day; there being nothing of it now remaining, as travellers, who have been eyewitnesses of it, say g, but a few little houses and cottages; or else the sad and miserable condition of the inhabitants of it hereafter: and so it is, that such who have lived in great plenty and pleasure in this life, and have thought themselves to be the favourites of heaven, and that they should enter there, shall be thrust down to hell by the arm of vengeance, with the utmost indignation in God, and shame to themselves: it follows in Matthew, "for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day; but I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee".

f De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 35. g Vid. L'Empereur, Not. in Benj. Itinerar. p. 68.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 11:21-24.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 10:15. To hell. — To hades. See this explained, Matthew 11:23.