Capernaum

and direction for what he was supposed to do next.

And we consistently see in the gospels, Jesus withdrawing from the crowds at decisive moments to be with the Father, whether it's from the revival in Capernaum, in Mark 1, where he goes to a lonely place and prays, and he gets the discernment that he is not to stay in this revival move of God happening at Capernaum, but he is to move on to other cities also.

He's an itinerant preacher.

Or what is choosing the 12 disciples in Luke chapter 6, he prays all night.

Once more he visited Cana in Galilee where he had turned the water into wine.

And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.

When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son who was close to death.

Unless you people see signs and wonders, Jesus told him, you will never believe.

god gave not the spirit by measure the father loveth his son and hath put everything in his hands whosoever believeth in the son hath eternal life but whosoever obeyeth not the son shall not see life but the wrath of god cometh upon him and jesus learned that the pharisees had heard that he had received many disciples and that he was baptizing more than john not that jesus was himself baptizing but his disciples and so he left and herod the governor because he used to be rebuked by john because of herodias the wife of philip his brother and for all the sins which he was committing added to all that also this that he shut up john in prison And when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he went away to Galilee, and he entered again into Cana, where he had made the water wine.

And there was at Capernaum a king's servant, whose son was sick.

And this man heard that Jesus was come from Judea to Galilee, and he went to him, and besought of him, that he would come down and heal his son, for he had come near unto death.

jesus said unto him except ye see signs and wonders ye do not believe the king's servant said unto him my lord come down that the child die not jesus said unto him go for thy son is alive And that man believed the word which Jesus spake, and went.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, and that because he was teaching them as one having authority, not as their scribes and the Pharisees.

And when he descended from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

And when Jesus entered Capernaum, the servant of one of the chiefs was in an evil case, and he was precious to him and he was at the point of death and he heard of jesus and came to him with the elders of the jews and he besought him and said my lord my boy is laid in the house paralyzed and he is suffering grievous torment and the elders urgently requested of him and said he is worthy that this should be done unto him for he loveth our people and he also built the synagogue for us Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him That chief answered and said, My lord, I am not worthy that my roof should shade thee, but it sufficeth that thou speak a word, and my lad shall be healed.

And I also am a man in obedience to authority, having under my hand soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant that he do this, and he doeth it.

So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine.

And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill.

When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee...

He went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

There's a royal official.

This is the man, a royal official.

He probably worked, likely, as a worker for Herod Antipas from Capernaum.

Now, you need to get this.

Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.

He said this while teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.

On hearing it, many of his disciples said, this is a hard teaching.

Who can accept it? Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, does this offend you? Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before? The spirit gives life.

From verse 5 to 13.

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, this is Jesus, appealing to him, saying, Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.

And he said to him, I will come and heal him.

But the centurion replied, Lord, I'm not worthy that you come under my roof, but only say the word and my servant will be healed.

Let's read it together in context.

They came to Capernaum, the disciples and Jesus.

When Jesus, he was in the house, he asked them, what were you arguing about on the road? But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

Sitting down, Jesus called the 12 and said, anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, the servant of all.

This is in Mark 9, 33-35.

They came to Capernaum.

When he was in the house, he asked them, What were you arguing about on the road? But they kept quiet because on the way, they had argued about who was the greatest.

Sitting down, Jesus called the twelve and said, Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last and the servant of all.

For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.

Yes, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you and you people of Capernaum.

Will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead.

Then he said to the disciples, anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me.