Volume 2

Jesus Goes to Capharnaum
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seduce Jesus. But He replied that He would not yet go to
Nazareth, and that when He did, they would not obtain
what they were now demanding.
After the instruction in the synagogue, Jesus was
present at a great feast in the house of the father of the
bride of Cana. The bride and bridegroom with the
widowed aunt of the latter were there. Nathanael the
bridegroom had joined Jesus as a disciple on His coming
to Cana, and had helped to keep order during the instruction
and the curing of the sick. The bridegroom and
bride dwelt alone. They carried on no housekeeping, for
they received their meals from the parents of the latter.
Her father limped a little. They were good people. Cana
was a clean, beautiful city on a lofty plateau. Several
highways ran through it, and one straight to Capharnaum,
about seven hours distant. The road inclined a little
before reaching Capharnaum.
After the feast, Jesus returned to His abode and again
healed several sick persons who were patiently awaiting
Hinl. He did not always cure in the same way. Sometilnes
it was by a word of command, sometimes He laid His
hands upon the sick, again He bowed Himself over them,
again He ordered them to bathe, and sometimes He
mixed dust with His saliva and sIneared their eyes \vith
it. To some He gave admonitions, to others He declared
their sins, and others again He sent away without being
cured.
2. JESUS IN CAPHARNAUM
When Jesus, with the disciples who had accompanied
Him to Cana, left for Capharnaum, He was followed by
Nathanael, whose wife with her aunt and others had
already gone on before. The road, about seven hours in
length, was tolerably straight. It ran by a little lake like
that of Ennon, around which lay country seats and gar­