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Simplified Cowboy Version

John 2:12

Later, Jesus and his cowboys rode to Capernaum for a spell. His mother and brothers rode along also.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Resurrection;   Thompson Chain Reference - Brethren;   Capernaum;   Christ;   Mary;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - James;   Joses;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - James the brother of jesus;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Marriage;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cana;   Capernaum;   James;   Mary of Cleophas;   Mary, the Virgin;   Wine;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Capernaum;   Marriage;   Mary;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abiding;   Brethren of the Lord (2);   Call, Calling;   Dates (2);   Example;   Family;   Family (Jesus);   James ;   John, Gospel of (Ii. Contents);   Mary, the Virgin;   Naphtali ;   Popularity ;   Poverty (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cana;   Veil;   Wine;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Mary;   Smith Bible Dictionary - John, Gospel of;   Ma'ry the Virgin,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Andrew;   Brethren of the Lord;   Cana of Galilee;   James;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Trinity;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for June 2;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After this, he went down to Capernaum, together with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.
King James Version (1611)
After this hee went downe to Capernaum, hee and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples, and they continued there not many dayes.
King James Version
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
English Standard Version
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 American Standard Bible
After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother, and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
New Century Version
After this, Jesus went to the town of Capernaum with his mother, brothers, and followers. They stayed there for just a few days.
Amplified Bible
After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
Legacy Standard Bible
After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
Berean Standard Bible
After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
Contemporary English Version
After this, he went with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples to the town of Capernaum, where they stayed for a few days.
Complete Jewish Bible
Afterwards, he, his mother and brothers, and his talmidim went down to K'far-Nachum and stayed there a few days.
Darby Translation
After this he descended to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jesus went to the town of Capernaum. His mother and brothers and his followers went with him. They all stayed there a few days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
After yt, he went downe into Capernauum, he & his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: but they continued not many daies there.
George Lamsa Translation
After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days.
Good News Translation
After this, Jesus and his mother, brothers, and disciples went to Capernaum and stayed there a few days.
Lexham English Bible
After this he went down to Capernaum, and his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
Literal Translation
After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples. And He remained there not many days.
American Standard Version
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days.
Bible in Basic English
After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they were there not more than two or three days.
Hebrew Names Version
After this, he went down to Kafar-Nachum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his talmidim; and there they stayed not many days.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
AFTER this he went to Kapher-nachum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples. And they were there a few days.
Murdock Translation
Afterwards he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples; and they were there a few days.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
After this, he went downe to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples, and there continued not many dayes.
English Revised Version
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and there they abode not many days.
World English Bible
After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and there they stayed not many days.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they tarried there not many days.
Weymouth's New Testament
Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Aftir these thingis he cam doun to Cafarnaum, and his modir, and hise britheren, and hise disciplis; and thei dwelliden `there not many daies.
Update Bible Version
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples; and they did not abide there many days.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 English Translation
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
New King James Version
After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.
New Living Translation
After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples.
New Life Bible
After this He went down to the city of Capernaum. His mother and brothers and followers went with Him. They stayed there a few days.
New Revised Standard
After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they remained there a few days.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
After this, he came down into Capernaum, - he, and his mother and brethren, and his disciples; and, there, they abode, not many days.
Douay-Rheims Bible
After this, he went down to Capharnaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples: and they remained there not many days.
Revised Standard Version
After this he went down to Caper'na-um, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
After that he descended in to Capernaum and his mother and his brethren and his disciples: but contynued not manye dayes there.
Young's Literal Translation
after this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they remained not many days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Afterwarde wente he downe to Capernaum, he, his mother, his brethre, and his disciples, and taried not longe there.
Mace New Testament (1729)
After this he went down to Capernaum, in company with his mother, his brethren, and his disciples: but they stay'd there only a few days.
THE MESSAGE
After this he went down to Capernaum along with his mother, brothers, and disciples, and stayed several days.

Contextual Overview

12Later, Jesus and his cowboys rode to Capernaum for a spell. His mother and brothers rode along also. 13It was gettin' close to the big Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. 14When he got to the main church, he saw people making a mockery of the sacrificial system by selling cattle, sheep, and doves. There were also people making a fortune off of exchanging money for foreigners. 15Jesus sat down and braided a bullwhip out of some rope and sent all those scoundrels runnin' for the fences. He drove out all the stock and flipped over the tables of the money exchangers. 16He stopped in front of the dove salesmen and said, "Get out and take all these doves with you. My Daddy's house isn't a shopping center." 17His cowboys remembered that it had been written long ago, "I'll protect my Daddy's place at all cost." 18But Jesus's actions stirred up the Jewish leaders. They asked him, "Who do you think you are? If God gave you authority to do this, then give us a sign to prove it, cowboy." 19Jesus said, "Knock this church down, and I'll rebuild it in three days." 20They scoffed at him, "It took forty-six years to build this church. You think you could rebuild it in three days?" 21But they didn't realize that when he said "this church", he was talking about his body.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Capernaum: John 6:17, Matthew 4:13, Matthew 11:23

and his brethren: John 7:3-5, Matthew 12:46, Matthew 13:55, Matthew 13:56, Mark 6:3, Acts 1:13, Acts 1:14, 1 Corinthians 9:5, Galatians 1:19

Gill's Notes on the Bible

After this he went down to Capernaum,.... After he had been at Cana, and at the wedding there: after he had wrought the miracle of turning water into wine; and after he had manifested forth the glory of his deity thereby, and had confirmed the faith of his disciples, he departed from thence, and went lower into the country of Galilee, to Capernaum, a city near the sea of Tiberias; and which, from henceforward, he made the more usual place of his residence, and whither he frequently resorted, and therefore it is called his city, Matthew 9:1. This refers not to the same journey recorded in Matthew 4:12, for that was after John was cast into prison, whereas this was before; see John 3:24; the company that went with him, are as follow,

he, and his mother; who had been with him at Cana, and was a principal person at the wedding: and she now returning home, he accompanies her, to see her to her own habitation; or to settle her in Capernaum, whilst he went about discharging his public ministry.

And his brethren; or near kinsmen, according to the flesh, the sons of Alphaeus, or Cleophas, and Mary, sister to the mother of our Lord; whose names were James, Joses, Simon, and Judas, three of which afterwards became his apostles:

and his disciples: as many as he had yet called, which were Andrew, and the disciple that followed Jesus with him, and Simon Peter, and Philip, and Nathanael,

and they continued there not many days; not because of the impenitence, unbelief, and wickedness of the place, but for the reason following.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To 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.


 
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