Discovery BoxMatthew 4:13 
Context4:13 While in Galilee, he moved from Nazareth 1 to make his home in Capernaum 2 by the sea, 3 in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Matthew 4:23
Context4:23 Jesus 4 went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, 5 preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.
Matthew 15:29
Context15:29 When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
Matthew 17:22
Context17:22 When 6 they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. 7
Matthew 28:10
Context28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”
1 map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.
2 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.
3 tn Or “by the lake.”
sn By the sea refers to the Sea of Galilee.
4 tn Grk “And he.”
5 sn Synagogues were places for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though the origin of the synagogue is not entirely clear, it seems to have arisen in the postexilic community during the intertestamental period. A town could establish a synagogue if there were at least ten men. In normative Judaism of the NT period, the OT scripture was read and discussed in the synagogue by the men who were present (see the Mishnah, m. Megillah 3-4; m. Berakhot 2).
6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
7 tn The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is considered by some to be used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women (cf. NRSV “into human hands”; TEV, CEV “to people”). However, because this can be taken as a specific reference to the group responsible for Jesus’ arrest, where it is unlikely women were present (cf. Matt 26:47-56; Mark 14:43-52; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:2-12), the word “men” has been retained in the translation. There may also be a slight wordplay with “the Son of Man” earlier in the verse.
