John 2:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) After this incident, Jesus, His mother, His [half-] brothers and His disciples went down to Capernaum [i.e., located on the north shore of Lake Galilee] and stayed there a few days. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After that He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and disciples, and they stayed there only a few days. American Standard Version (1901) After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they abode not many days. Common English Bible After this, Jesus and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples went down to Capernaum and stayed there for a few days. Catholic Public Domain Version After this, he descended to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, but they did not remain there for many days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version After this he went down to Capharnaum, he and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they remained there not many days. |
And Capernaum, do you think you will be lifted up toward heaven [as a proud city]? [No indeed], you will [surely] go down to the place of the unseen [i.e., become obscure or obliterated as a city]. For if the powerful miracles had been performed in Sodom which were performed in your presence, it would have remained [even] until today.
While Jesus was still speaking to the large crowds, His mother and [half-] brothers were standing outside [of the large house. See 13:1] wanting to speak to Him.
[After] leaving Nazareth [i.e., a major town in Galilee], He came to live in Capernaum, [a city] beside Lake Galilee, near the districts of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters living here among us?” And they were led to doubt His true identity.
Then Jesus returned again to Cana, in Galilee, where He had turned water into wine. There was a government official there whose son was sick at Capernaum [Note: Capernaum was about 20 miles away from Cana].
and got into their boat, and were crossing over [i.e., to the west side of] the lake toward Capernaum. It was dark by now and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Do we not have the right to take a believing [i.e., a Christian] wife with us [on our preaching tours], just like the rest of the apostles, and the Lord’s brothers do [i.e., James, Joseph, Judas and Simon. Mark 6:3], and Cephas [i.e., Peter]?
But [on this trip] I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. [Note: This “James” was not one of the original twelve apostles. See Matt. 10:2-4].