Luke 10 · Verse 15

Luke 10:15

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
Luke 10:15, King James Version

Luke 10:15 in other translations

BSBAnd you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
WEBYou, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
ASVAnd thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.
YLT‘And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.
DARBYAnd thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.
BBEAnd you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell.
WebsterAnd thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.

What does Luke 10:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 10:3-15

Barnes' Notes
Verses 13-15. Mt 11:21; Mt 11:22 Mt 11:23.

Verse 15.

(p) "which are exalted to heaven" Eze 26:20, 31:18 (r) "shalt be thrust down to hell" Jn 13:20

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 To hell - To hades. See this explained, Mat 11:23 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 10:1-16

Christ sent the seventy disciples, two and two, that they might strengthen and encourage one another. The ministry of the gospel calls men to receive Christ as a Prince and a Saviour; and he will surely come in the power of his Spirit to all places whither he sends his faithful servants. But the doom of those who receive the grace of God in vain, will be very fearful Those who despise the faithful ministers of…

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Luke 10:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
σὺsuyou yourselfG4771
ΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumCapernaumG2584
μὴmēnotG3361
ἕωςhe'ōstoG2193
οὐρανοῦouranouheavenG3772
ὑψωθήσῃ;hupsōthēsēwill you be lifted up?G5312
ἕωςhe'ōstoG2193
ᾅδουhadouHadesG86
καταβήσῃ.¶katabēsēyou will be brought down.G2597

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Cross references for Luke 10:15

  • Isaiah 14:13-15

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

  • Matthew 4:13

    And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

  • Luke 13:28

    There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

  • Matthew 11:23

    And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

  • Ezekiel 28:12-14

    Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

  • Jeremiah 51:53

    Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the Lord.

  • Deuteronomy 1:28

    Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

  • Matthew 10:28

    And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Genesis 11:4

    And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

  • Isaiah 5:14

    Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

  • Ezekiel 32:20

    They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Capernaum.
7:1,2; Mt 4:13
which.
Ge 11:4; De 1:28; Isa 14:13-15; Jer 51:53; Eze 28:12-14; Am 9:2,3
Ob 1:4; Mt 11:23
thrust.
13:28; Isa 5:14; 14:15; Eze 26:20; 31:18; 32:18,20,27; Mt 10:28
2Pe 2:4

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Context

  • Luke 10:14

    But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

  • Luke 10:15

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

  • Luke 10:16

    He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

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Luke 10:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tú, Capernaum, que hasta los cielos estás levantada, hasta los infiernos serás abajada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et toi, Capernaüm, qui as été élevée jusqu’au ciel, tu seras abaissée jusque dans le hadès.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du, Kapernaum, die du bis zum Himmel erhöht worden bist, bis zum Hades wirst du hinabgestoßen werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et tu Capharnaum, usque ad cælum exaltata, usque ad infernum demergeris.