[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.
Matthew 9:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Then Jesus entered a boat and crossed [back] over [Lake Galilee] and came to His own city [i.e., Capernaum]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND JESUS, getting into a boat, crossed to the other side and came to His own town [Capernaum]. American Standard Version (1901) And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city. Common English Bible Boarding a boat, Jesus crossed to the other side of the lake and went to his own city. Catholic Public Domain Version And climbing into a boat, he crossed the sea, and he arrived at his own city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city. |
[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.
“Do not offer sacred things to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of [wild] pigs [i.e., to those who will not appreciate them], because they will probably trample on them with their feet and then turn around and attack you.
Now when Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave orders [i.e., to His followers] to leave for the other side [i.e., to go from the west to the east side of Lake Galilee].
When Jesus had crossed over again in a boat to the other side [i.e., to the northwest shore of the lake, probably in the vicinity of Capernaum], a large crowd gathered around Him along the shore of the lake.
Then all the people around the district of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave their area because they were gripped with great fear. So, He entered a boat and returned.
Then as Jesus returned [i.e., to the northwest shore of the lake, probably to the vicinity of Capernaum], a crowd was waiting for Him and welcomed Him.
The person who is doing wrong should continue to do wrong [if he wants to]; and the person who is [morally] filthy should continue to be [morally] filthy [if he wants to]; and the person who does what is right should continue to do right [if he wants to]; and the person who is living a holy life should continue to live holy [if he wants to].”