Luke 4:31

Ministry in Capernaum

4:31 So ¹  he went down to Capernaum, ²  a town ³  in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he began to teach the people. ⁴ 

Luke 12:12

12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment ⁵  what you must say.” ⁶ 

Luke 13:26

13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ ⁷ 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the continuation of the topic; in light of his rejection at Nazareth, Jesus went on to Capernaum.

² sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region, and it became the hub of operations for Jesus’ Galilean ministry.

³ tn Or “city.”

⁴ tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “in that very hour” (an idiom).

⁶ tn Grk “what it is necessary to say.”

⁹ sn This term refers to wide streets, and thus suggests the major streets of a city.