Luke 4:31

31 and he came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and there he taught them in [the] sabbaths.

Luke 4:31 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 4:31

And came down to Capernaum
Which was, as Dr. Lightfoot thinks, sixteen miles or more from Nazareth; and Christ may be said to "come down" to it, because of the situation of Nazareth, which was upon an hill:

a city of Galilee:
of lower Galilee, near the sea of Galilee:

and taught them on the sabbath days:
that is, he went into the synagogue at Capernaum, on the sabbath days, whenever he was there, and taught the inhabitants, explained some passage or other in the Old Testament, as he had done at Nazareth and instructed them in the doctrines of the Gospel.

Luke 4:31 In-Context

29 And they rose up, and drove him out [and cast him out] without the city, and led him to the top of the hill on which their city was builded, to cast him down [that they should cast him down].

30 But Jesus passed, and went through the middle of them; [Soothly Jesus passing went through the middle of them;]

31 and he came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and there he taught them in [the] sabbaths.

32 And they were astonished in his teaching, for his word was in power.

33 And in their synagogue was a man having an unclean fiend, and he cried with great voice, [And in the synagogue was a man having an unclean fiend, and cried with great voice,]