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And when the people heard that He was home,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He having entered again into Capernaum after <i>some</i> days, it was heard that He is in <i>the</i> house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And again he entered into Capernaum, after <i>some</i> days; and it was noised that he was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And again He entered Capernaum after <i>some</i> days, and it was heard that He was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When <i>Jesus</i> came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus went back to Capernaum, and a few days later people heard that he was at home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Several days later Jesus came back to Capernaum. The report went out that he was home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum, and the news spread that he was at home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Several days later, Jesus returned to Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was understood that he was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And again He entered into Capernaum, after [some] days, and it was heard that He is in the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He having entered again into Capernaum after <i>some</i> days, it was heard that He is in <i>the</i> house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days, and it was heard that he is in the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And again he went into Capernaum after the days; and it was heard that he is in the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />AND again he entered into Capharnaum after some days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And after some days, he again entered into Capernaum.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND Jesus entered again into Capernaum for a few days; and when they heard that he was in a house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua again entered Kapernahum for some days. When they heard that he was in the house,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And again he entered Capernaum, after some days; and they heard that he was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And again He having come into Capernaum during those days; and it was heard that He was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />AND again he entered into Capernaum after some days: and it was heard, that he was in the house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Some time after he returned to Capernaum; upon the rumour that he was there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After some days He entered Capernaum again, and it soon became known that He was at home;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, having entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that He was in the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And after <i>some</i> days He went again into Capernaum; and it being heard that He was in the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/2-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=355" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/2.htm">Jesus Heals a Paralytic</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerōn (N-GFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">A few days</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">later</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">Jesus went back to</a> <a href="/greek/3825.htm" title="3825: palin (Adv) -- Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand."></a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/2584.htm" title="2584: Kapharnaoum (N-AFS) -- Capernaum, a town of Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Capernaum, a place in Palestine.">Capernaum.</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">And when the people heard</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">He was</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikō (N-DMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">home,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Matthew 9:1-8</a></span><br />Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town. / Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” / On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-17.htm">Luke 5:17-26</a></span><br />One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick. / Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus, / but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13</a></span><br />Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-2.htm">John 6:2</a></span><br />A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54</a></span><br />Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Luke 4:23</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a></span><br />So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: / The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.</p><p class="hdg">again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Mark 1:45</a></b></br> But he went out, and began to publish <i>it</i> much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Matthew 9:1</a></b></br> And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Luke 5:18</a></b></br> And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought <i>means</i> to bring him in, and to lay <i>him</i> before him.</p><p class="hdg">and it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24</a></b></br> And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know <i>it</i>: but he could not be hid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-38</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-47.htm">John 4:47</a></b></br> When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/26-60.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/mark/1-29.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/matthew/25-23.htm">Few</a> <a href="/matthew/27-47.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/1-29.htm">Home</a> <a href="/mark/1-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Later</a> <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">News</a> <a href="/matthew/28-15.htm">Noised</a> <a href="/matthew/28-15.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/matthew/25-15.htm">Several</a> <a href="/mark/1-42.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/matthew/26-10.htm">Understood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/4-17.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/mark/9-33.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/mark/9-33.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/mark/6-5.htm">Few</a> <a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/2-11.htm">Home</a> <a href="/mark/2-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/12-13.htm">Later</a> <a href="/mark/3-21.htm">News</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Noised</a> <a href="/mark/5-14.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/luke/9-6.htm">Several</a> <a href="/mark/4-10.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/mark/6-52.htm">Understood</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/2-1.htm">Jesus followed by multitudes,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/2-3.htm">heals a paralytic;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/2-13.htm">calls Matthew;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/2-15.htm">eats with tax collectors and sinners;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/2-18.htm">excuses his disciples for not fasting;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/2-23.htm">and for picking the heads of grain on the Sabbath day.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests a brief period of rest or transition before the next significant event in His ministry. The timing is important as it shows the continuous and active nature of Jesus' ministry.<p><b>Jesus went back to Capernaum</b><br>Capernaum was a significant location in Jesus' ministry, often referred to as His "own city" (<a href="/matthew/9.htm">Matthew 9:1</a>). It was a fishing village on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee and served as a central hub for His activities. Archaeological findings, such as the remains of a synagogue and Peter's house, provide insight into the setting of many Gospel narratives. Capernaum's location made it a strategic place for Jesus to reach a diverse audience, including Jews and Gentiles.<p><b>And when the people heard that He was home</b><br>The phrase "He was home" suggests that Jesus had a base of operations in Capernaum, possibly at Peter's house, which is supported by archaeological evidence of a large house with Christian symbols. The people's quick response upon hearing of His return indicates Jesus' growing reputation and the anticipation surrounding His teachings and miracles. This reflects the cultural context of the time, where news spread rapidly by word of mouth, and the presence of a rabbi or healer would draw significant attention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of Mark, the Son of God, who performs miracles and teaches with authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>A town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, serving as a significant base for Jesus' ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The crowd that gathers around Jesus, eager to hear His teachings and witness His miracles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_place_in_ministry.htm">The Importance of Place in Ministry</a></b><br>Capernaum serves as a strategic location for Jesus' ministry, reminding us of the importance of being intentional about where we serve and minister.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_draw_of_jesus'_presence.htm">The Draw of Jesus' Presence</a></b><br>The people's eagerness to gather around Jesus highlights the magnetic draw of His presence. As believers, we should cultivate a similar desire to be near to Christ through prayer, worship, and study of His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The gathering of people around Jesus in Capernaum underscores the importance of community and fellowship in the Christian life. We are called to gather together to learn, grow, and support one another in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_god's_work.htm">Anticipation of God's Work</a></b><br>The crowd's anticipation of Jesus' teaching and miracles encourages us to live with expectancy, looking for God's work in our lives and the lives of those around us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_we_accept_a_miraculous_healing.htm">Mark 2:1–12 – How can modern readers accept the scientifically impossible healing of a paralytic man simply through spoken words? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_lazarus_after_rising.htm">What is Capernaum's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/capernaum's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Capernaum's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_paralyzed_man_walk_instantly.htm">Matthew 9:1–8: How could a paralyzed man instantly regain mobility without any medical intervention? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>II.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">And again he entered into Capernaum.</span>--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/9-1.htm" title="And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.">Matthew 9:1-8</a>. St. Mark alone names Capernaum, St. Matthew describing it as "His own city." The house may have been Peter's, as before in <a href="/mark/1-29.htm" title="And immediately, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.">Mark 1:29</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - The first sentence of this verse is better rendered thus: <span class="cmt_word">And</span> <span class="cmt_word">when he entered</span> again (<span class="greek">εἰσελθῶν πάλιν</span>) <span class="cmt_word">into Capernaum after</span> <span class="cmt_word">some days;</span> literally, after days (<span class="greek">δι ἡμερῶν</span>). It is probable that a considerable interval had taken place since the events recorded in the former chapter. <span class="cmt_word">It was noised that</span> <span class="cmt_word">he was in</span> <span class="cmt_word">the house</span> (<span class="greek">ὅτι εἰς οϊκόν ἐστὶ</span>); or, if the <span class="greek">ὅτι</span> be regarded as recitative, it was noised, <span class="accented">He is in the house</span>, <span class="accented">at home</span>, in his usual place of residence at Capernaum. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/2-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[A few] days</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμερῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmerōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">later,</span><br /><span class="grk">δι’</span> <span class="translit">(di’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] went back to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσελθὼν</span> <span class="translit">(eiselthōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Capernaum.</span><br /><span class="grk">Καφαρναοὺμ</span> <span class="translit">(Kapharnaoum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> </span><span class="str2">Capernaum, a town of Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Capernaum, a place in Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And when [the people] heard</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠκούσθη</span> <span class="translit">(ēkousthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He was</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστίν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">home,</span><br /><span class="grk">οἴκῳ</span> <span class="translit">(oikō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dwelling; by implication, a family.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/2-1.htm">Mark 2:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/2-1.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 2:1 When he entered again into Capernaum after (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/1-45.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 1:45"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 1:45" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/2-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 2:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 2:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>