And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. Jesus returns to Capernaum after the Gadarene episode — crossing back from the Gentile shore to the Jewish shore, from the place that asked him to leave to the city he has made his own. The his own city of Capernaum (established in Matthew 4:13) is the base from which the healing and teaching ministry proceeds. The contrast between the Gadarene rejection and the Capernaum reception provides the frame for the next cluster of healing stories. Mark 2:1 adds that it became known that he was at home — the return creates the gathering.

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