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He left Nazareth and went and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

When Jesushe">[fn] returned to Capernaum, a centurion[fn] came up to him and begged him repeatedly,Luke 7:1;">[xr]

And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hades![fn] For if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.Isaiah 14:13; Lamentations 2:1;">[xr]

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple taxdidrachma">[fn] came up to Peter and said, "Your teacher pays the temple tax,didrachma">[fn] doesn't he?"Mark 9:33;">[xr]

Then they went to Capernaum. As soon as it was the Sabbath,Sabbaths">[fn] Jesushe">[fn] went into the synagogue and began to teach.Matthew 4:13; Luke 4:31;">[xr]

Several days later Jesushe">[fn] returned to Capernaum, and it was reported that he was at home.Matthew 9:1; Luke 5:18;">[xr]

Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesushe">[fn] was at home, he asked the disciples,them">[fn] "What were you arguing about on the road?"Matthew 18:1; Luke 9:46; 22:24;">[xr]

So he said to them, "You will probably quote this proverb to me, 'Doctor, heal yourself! Do all the things here in your hometown that we hear you did in Capernaum.'"Matthew 4:13; 11:23; 13:54; Mark 6:1;">[xr]

Then Jesushe">[fn] went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and began teaching the peoplethem">[fn] on the Sabbath.Matthew 4:13; Mark 1:21;">[xr]

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]

After this, Jesushe">[fn] went down to Capernaum - he, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples - and they remained there for a few days.Matthew 12:46;">[xr]

So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Meanwhile, in Capernaum there was a government official whose son was ill.John 2:1,11;">[xr]

got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already fallen, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into these boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

He said this while teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.