“After Jesus
Had finished
All his sayings,
In the hearing
Of the people,
He entered Capernaum.”
Ἐπειδὴ ἐπλήρωσεν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς ἀκοὰς τοῦ λαοῦ, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Καφαρναούμ.
Luke said that after Jesus had finished all his sayings (Ἐπειδὴ ἐπλήρωσεν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ), which the people had heard (εἰς τὰς ἀκοὰς τοῦ λαοῦ), he entered Capernaum (εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Καφαρναούμ). This story can be found in Matthew, chapter 8:5, and John, chapter 4:46, with of course some variations. Jesus once again returned to Capernaum, his headquarters in Galilee, implying that Jesus had finished with his sermon on the plain or the mountain. Mark, chapter 2:1, indicated that Capernaum was now his new home. Capernaum was a fishing village of about 1,500 people, on the northwest seaside corner of the Sea of Galilee. According to Matthew, chapter 4:13, Capernaum had become Jesus’ own home town. Have you always lived in the same hometown?
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