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 8:24
Context8:24 And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.
Matthew 8:27
Context8:27 And the men 4 were amazed and said, 5 “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!” 6
Matthew 13:47
Context13:47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.
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.
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 It is difficult to know whether ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) should be translated as “men” or “people” (in a generic sense) here. At issue is whether (1) only the Twelve were with Jesus in the boat, as opposed to other disciples (cf. v. 23), and (2) whether any of those other disciples would have been women. The issue is complicated further by the parallel in Mark (4:35-41), where the author writes (4:36) that other boats accompanied them on this journey.
5 tn Grk “the men were amazed, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) has been translated as a finite verb to make the sequence of events clear in English.
6 sn Jesus’ authority over creation raised a question for the disciples about his identity (What sort of person is this?). This verse shows that the disciples followed Jesus even though they did not know all about him yet.
