Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

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

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.

Holman Bible

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

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 It will be easier for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you! 15 And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! 16 The person who listens to you listens to me, and the person who rejects you rejects me. The person who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

Cross References

Isaiah 14:13-15

You said in your heart, "I'll ascend to heaven, above the stars of God. I'll erect my throne; I'll sit on the Mount of Assembly in the far reaches of the north;

Matthew 4:13

He left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Matthew 10:28

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

Matthew 11:23

"And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into the lowest hell and imprisoned them in chains of deepest darkness, holding them for judgment;

Genesis 11:4

Then they said, "Come on! Let's build ourselves a city and a tower, with its summit in the heavens, and let's make a name for ourselves so we won't be scattered over the surface of the whole earth."

Deuteronomy 1:28

Where can we go? Our brothers discouraged us when they said that the people are bigger and taller than we are. Their cities are tall and fortified to the sky, and we also saw the Anakim there.'

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore Sheol's appetite has grown; it has opened its mouth beyond limit. Jerusalem's nobility and her multitudes will go there, along with her brawlers and whoever is reveling within her.

Jeremiah 51:53

Though Babylon should reach up to the heavens and fortify her high fortresses, from me destroyers will come to her," declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 26:20

I'll make sure that you go straight to the Pit, into the lowest part of the earth, where you'll be with people who lived in ancient times. You'll keep company there with the dead, who have gone into the Pit. As a result, your city won't be inhabited. Meanwhile, I will display my glory in the land of the living.

Ezekiel 28:12-14

"Son of Man, start singing this lamentation for the king of Tyre. Tell him, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "You served as my model, my example of complete wisdom and perfect beauty.

Ezekiel 31:18

So tell me now, which of the trees of Eden compares to you in glory or greatness? Nevertheless, you'll be brought down, along with those trees of Eden, to the earth below. You'll lie in the middle of the uncircumcised, with those who have been killed in war. Pharaoh and all his gang will be just like this!' declares the Lord GOD."

Ezekiel 32:18

"Son of Man, mourn about the hordes of Egypt. Bring them down that is, her and the citizens of those majestic nations whose destiny is the deep part of the Pit.

Ezekiel 32:20

"They'll die along with others who are killed violently. Egypt has been given over to violence, which will carry off both it and its hordes."

Ezekiel 32:27

They won't be buried with dead warriors from ancient times, who went straight to Sheol, buried with their war weapons, with their swords placed under their heads and their shields laid on top of their bones, since they spread terror throughout the land of the living.

Amos 9:2-3

"Even if they burrow into Sheol, from there my hand will find them. Even if they ascend to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.

Obadiah 1:4

Though you soar high like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, I will bring you down even from there," declares the Lord.

Luke 7:1-2

After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum.

Luke 13:28

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

Luke 16:23

In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.

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