Matthew 3:5

3:5 Then people from Jerusalem, ¹  as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

Matthew 4:13

4:13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth ²  to make his home in Capernaum ³  by the sea, ⁴  in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Matthew 4:16

4:16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,

and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.” ⁵ 

Matthew 8:34

8:34 Then ⁶  the entire town ⁷  came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

Matthew 10:15

10:15 I tell you the truth, ⁸  it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah ⁹  on the day of judgment than for that town!

Matthew 11:24

11:24 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom ¹⁰  on the day of judgment than for you!”

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¹ tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”

map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

² map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

³ tn Grk “and leaving Nazareth, he came and took up residence in Capernaum.”

sn Capernaum was a town located on the northwestern 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.

map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-C3; Map3-B2.

⁴ tn Or “by the lake.”

sn By the sea refers to the Sea of Galilee.

⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 9:1.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁷ tn Or “city.”

⁸ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁹ sn The allusion to Sodom and Gomorrah, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1-29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious than the worst sins of the old era and will result in more severe punishment.

¹⁰ sn The allusion to Sodom, the most wicked of OT cities from Gen 19:1-29, shows that to reject the current message is even more serious, and will result in more severe punishment, than the worst sins of the old era. The phrase region of Sodom is in emphatic position in the Greek text.