Luke 10:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ σύ, Καπερναούμ, ἡ ἕως τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ὑψωθεῖσα, ἕως ᾅδου καταβιβασθήσῃ.

Transliteration

And you, Kapernaoum, the heōs the ouranou hypsōtheisa, heōs hadou katabibasthēsē.

Grammar Details

• *heōs*: preposition + genitive - until/to/as far as
• *ouranou*: genitive, masculine, singular - heaven
• *hypsōtheisa*: aorist passive participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having been exalted/lifted up
• *hadou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Hades/underworld
• *katabibasthēsē*: future passive indicative, 2nd singular - you will be brought down

Word Meanings

• *heōs*: until/to/as far as
• *ouranou*: heaven/sky
• *hypsōtheisa*: having been exalted/lifted up/raised high
• *hadou*: Hades/underworld/place of the dead
• *katabibasthēsē*: you will be brought down/lowered/cast down

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you shall be brought down to hell.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou Capernau which art exalted to heave shalt be thrust doune to hell.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And thou Capernaum which art exalted vnto the heauen, shalt be thrust downe vnto hell.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heauen, shalt be thrust downe to hell.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou Capernaum, which art exalted to heauen, shalt be thrust downe to hell.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.{Hades is the lower realm of the dead, or Hell.}

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Isa 14:13-15 : 13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the north.' 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High. 15 But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.
• Matt 4:13 : 13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Matt 11:23 : 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will be brought down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
• 2 Pet 2:4 : 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment,
• Gen 11:4 : 4 Then they said, "Come, let us build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
• Deut 1:28 : 28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'
• Isa 5:14 : 14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth wide without limit. Into it will descend its splendor, its multitude, its uproar, and those who revel in it.
• Luke 7:1-2 : 1 After Jesus had finished all His teachings for the people to hear, He entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant whom he valued highly, but the servant was sick and near death.
• Luke 13:28 : 28 There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
• Luke 16:23 : 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
• Jer 51:53 : 53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, from Me destroyers will come against her, declares the Lord.
• Ezek 26:20 : 20 'then I will bring you down with those who descend to the pit, to the people of old. I will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, among the ruins of antiquity, along with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be lived in again. And I will display my glory in the land of the living.'
• Ezek 28:12-14 : 12 Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and diamond; beryl, onyx, and jasper; sapphire, turquoise, and emerald; and gold. The workmanship of your settings and mountings was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 You were an anointed guardian cherub, and I placed you on the holy mountain of God. You walked among the stones of fire.
• Ezek 31:18 : 18 To whom can you be compared in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you too will be brought down to the lower earth, lying among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 32:18 : 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and bring her and the daughters of mighty nations down to the earth below, to those who go down to the pit.
• Ezek 32:20 : 20 They will fall among those slain by the sword. The sword is drawn; drag her down along with all her multitudes.
• Ezek 32:27 : 27 They do not lie with the mighty who have fallen among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were laid under their heads. Their iniquities rest upon their bones, for the terror of the mighty was in the land of the living.
• Amos 9:2-3 : 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'
• Obad 1:4 : 4 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.