Places
Capernaum in Matthew 11
kuh-PER-nay-um
This place shows up in Matthew 11:23: “You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Matthew 11:23
“You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until today.”
What kids can learn
When you hear capernaum in Matthew, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Matthew 11:23 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Matthew 11:23
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
You,Capernaum,whoareexaltedtoheaven,youwillgotoHades.ForifthemightyworkshadbeeninSodomwhichdoneinyou,itwouldhaveremaineduntiltoday.