Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, ¹  will you be exalted to heaven? ²  No, you will be thrown down to Hades! ³  For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

Ge 13:13; Ge 19:24,25; Isa 14:13-15; La 2:1; Eze 16:48-50; Eze 28:12-19; Eze 31:16,17; Ob 1:4; Mt 4:13; Mt 8:5; Mt 17:24; Lu 4:23; Lu 14:11; Joh 4:46-54; 2Pe 2:4-9; Jude 1:7; Re 11:8

¹ 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.

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

² tn The interrogative particle introducing this question expects a negative reply.

³ sn In the OT, Hades was known as Sheol. It is the place where the unrighteous will reside (Luke 10:15; 16:23; Rev 20:13-14).