Bible Verses About Capernaum

News of this spread through all that region.

When they came to K'far-Nachum, the collectors of the half-shekel came to Kefa and said, "Doesn't your rabbi pay the Temple tax?"

"Of course he does," said Kefa. When he arrived home, Yeshua spoke first. "Shim`on, what's your opinion? The kings of the earth -- from whom do they collect duties and taxes? From their sons or from others?"

"From others," he answered. "Then," said Yeshua, "The sons are exempt.

But to avoid offending them -- go to the lake, throw out a line, and take the first fish you catch. Open its mouth, and you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them for me and for you."

They entered K'far-Nachum, and on Shabbat Yeshua went into the synagogue and began teaching.

They were amazed at the way he taught, for he did not instruct them like the Torah-teachers but as one who had authority himself.

In their synagogue just then was a man with an unclean spirit in him, who shouted,

"What do you want with us, Yeshua from Natzeret? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are -- the Holy One of God!"

But Yeshua rebuked the unclean spirit, "Be quiet and come out of him!"

Throwing the man into a convulsion, it gave a loud shriek and came out of him.

They were all so astounded that they began asking each other, "What is this? A new teaching, one with authority behind it! He gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they obey him!"

And the news about him spread quickly through the whole region of the Galil.

They left the synagogue and went with Ya`akov and Yochanan to the home of Shim`on and Andrew.

Shim`on's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and they told Yeshua about her.

He came, took her by the hand and lifted her onto her feet. The fever left her, and she began helping them.

That evening after sundown, they brought to Yeshua all who were ill or held in the power of demons,

and the whole town came crowding around the door.

He healed many who were ill with various diseases and expelled many demons, but he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Yeshua got up, left, went away to a lonely spot and stayed there praying.

But Shim`on and those with him went after him;

and when they found him, they said, "Everybody is looking for you."

He answered, "Let's go somewhere else -- to the other villages around here. I have to proclaim the message there too -- in fact this is why I came out."

So he traveled all through the Galil, preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.

A man afflicted with tzara`at came to Yeshua and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean."