Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades!

New American Standard Bible

And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

King James Version

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

International Standard Version

And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell!

A Conservative Version

And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted to the sky, will be thrust down to Hades.

American Standard Version

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

Amplified

And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades (the realm of the dead).

An Understandable Version

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up [as high] as heaven? [Certainly not], you will be brought down to the unseen place of departed spirits [i.e., you will become obscure or obliterated as a city].

Anderson New Testament

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades.

Bible in Basic English

And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.

Common New Testament

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades!

Daniel Mace New Testament

and thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to the sky, shall be plung'd into an abyss.

Darby Translation

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

Godbey New Testament

And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shalt be cast down to Hades.

Goodspeed New Testament

And you, Capernaum! Are you to be exalted to the skies? You will go down among the dead!

John Wesley New Testament

And thou, Capernaum, which hast been exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.

Julia Smith Translation

And thou, Capernaurn, indeed even lifted up to heaven, shalt be cast down to hades.

King James 2000

And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hades.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No! You will be brought down to Hades!

Modern King James verseion

And you, Capernaum, which has been lifted up to Heaven, you shall be thrust down into hell.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou Capernaum which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell;

Moffatt New Testament

And you, O Capharnahum! Exalted to heaven? No, you will sink to Hades!

Montgomery New Testament

"And you Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? No! you shall be brought down to Hades!

NET Bible

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades!

New Heart English Bible

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to hell.

Noyes New Testament

And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? thou shalt be brought down to the underworld.

Sawyer New Testament

And you, Capernaum, even to heaven will you be exalted? even to hades shall you be cast down.

The Emphasized Bible

And, thou, Capernaum, - Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? -- Unto hades, thou shalt be brought down!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And thou Capernaum, which hast been lifted up to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And you, Capernaum! Will you 'exalt yourself to heaven'? 'You shall go down to the Place of Death.'

Webster

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.

Weymouth New Testament

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be lifted high as Heaven? Thou shalt be driven down as low as Hades.

Williams New Testament

And you, Capernaum, are you to be exalted to heaven? No, you are to go down to the regions of the dead.

World English Bible

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

Worrell New Testament

And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to Heaven? You shall be thrust down to Hades!

Worsley New Testament

And thou Capernaum, which art exalted even to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

thou
σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

Καπερναούμ 
Kapernaoum 
Usage: 13

ὑψόω 
Hupsoo 
exalt, lift up
Usage: 8

to
ἕως 
heos 
ἕως 
heos 
till, unto, until, to, till 9,
till, unto, until, to, till 9,
Usage: 74
Usage: 74

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

καταβιβάζω 
Katabibazo 
Usage: 0

References

Context Readings

The Seventy-Two Appointed And Sent Out

14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades! 16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me. And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”



Cross References

Isaiah 14:13-15

You said to yourself:
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will set up my throne
above the stars of God.
I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly,
in the remotest parts of the North.

Matthew 4:13

He left Nazareth behind and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God didn’t spare the angels who sinned but threw them down into Tartarus and delivered them to be kept in chains of darkness until judgment;

Genesis 11:4

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

Deuteronomy 1:28

Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us, saying: The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, fortified to the heavens. We also saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat
and opens wide its enormous jaws,
and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses,
her crowds, and those who carouse in her!

Jeremiah 51:53

Even if Babylon should ascend to the heavens
and fortify her tall fortresses,
destroyers will come against her from Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Ezekiel 26:20

then I will bring you down to be with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the underworld like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or display your splendor in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 28:12-14

“Son of man, lament for the king of Tyre and say to him: This is what the Lord God says:

You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Ezekiel 31:18

“Who then are you like in glory and greatness among Eden’s trees? You also will be brought down to the underworld to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes”—the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 32:18

“Son of man, wail over the hordes of Egypt and bring Egypt and the daughters of mighty nations down to the underworld, to be with those who descend to the Pit:

Ezekiel 32:20

They will fall among those slain by the sword.
A sword is appointed!
They drag her and all her hordes away.

Ezekiel 32:27

They do not lie down
with the fallen warriors of the uncircumcised,
who went down to Sheol
with their weapons of war,
whose swords were placed under their heads.
The punishment for their sins
rested on their bones,
although the terror of these warriors
was once in the land of the living.

Amos 9:2-3

If they dig down to Sheol,
from there My hand will take them;
if they climb up to heaven,
from there I will bring them down.

Obadiah 1:4

Though you seem to soar like an eagle
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Luke 7:1-2

When He had concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum.

Luke 13:28

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown out.

Luke 16:23

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

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