[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.
Mark 2:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) After Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, it became known that He was [back] at home [i.e., possibly at the house of Peter and Andrew, where He was staying. See 1:29]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND JESUS having returned to Capernaum, after some days it was rumored about that He was in the house [probably Peter's]. American Standard Version (1901) And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. Common English Bible After a few days, Jesus went back to Capernaum, and people heard that he was at home. Catholic Public Domain Version And after some days, he again entered into Capernaum. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND again he entered into Capharnaum after some days. |
[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.
Then Jesus entered a boat and crossed [back] over [Lake Galilee] and came to His own city [i.e., Capernaum].
But [instead] the man went out telling everyone about the miracle of healing and spreading the story widely, so that Jesus was not able to enter a town publicly but had to remain outside in deserted places. [So], people went to Him there from all over the region.
And there were so many people gathered to listen to His message that there was no room for any more [in the courtyard] around the doorway.
Soon a crowd assembled again so that they could not even eat a meal [i.e., without people crowding all around them].
And when He had gone into the house away from the crowd His disciples asked Him about this parable.
And from there Jesus got up and went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house but did not want anyone to know it. However, He could not keep it secret.
And when Jesus had come into a house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not drive out the evil spirit [from that boy]?”
And He replied to them, “No doubt you will tell me this proverb, ‘Doctor, heal yourself,’ and ‘Perform [the miracles] here in your own home town also that we heard you did in Capernaum.’”
Just then [four] men [See Mark 2:3] brought a paralyzed man on a cot and attempted to place him in front of Jesus.
When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to Him and begged Him to come down [to Capernaum] and heal his son who was about to die.
And when they heard the noise [of the blowing wind] a large number of them assembled [around the apostles] and were puzzled over how they could hear them speaking in their native languages.