Places
Capernaum in John 4
kuh-PER-nay-um
This place shows up in John 4:46: “Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
John 4:46
“Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.”
What kids can learn
When you hear capernaum in John, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read John 4:46 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice John 4:46
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
JesuscamethereforeagaintoCanaofGalilee,hemadethewaterintowine.TherewasacertainnoblemansonwasatCapernaum.