he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
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he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
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he lefte Iewry and departed agayne into Galile.
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Hee left Iudea, and departed againe into Galile.
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Passages linked to John 4:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man has come.
- John 3:22 After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
- John 10:40 He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there.
- John 11:54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
- Mark 3:7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,
- John 1:43 On the next day, he was determined to go out into Galilee, and he found Philip. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”
- John 2:11 This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
- John 3:32 What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Ver. 3. He left Judea] God must be trusted, not tempted.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He left the province of Judea, which was near…
He left the province of Judea, which was near to Jerusalem, where the Pharisees had their chief residence and greatest power; and went the second time into Galilee, whither he went once before, Joh 1:43, where he found Philip and Nathanael. Galilee was a province under the jurisdiction of Herod, Luk 3:1. This motion of our Saviour’s into Galilee, is reported by Matthew in Mat 4:12, and also by Mark in Mar 1:14 and Luke in Luk 4:14. The two former give another reason of his motion, viz. his hearing that John was cast into prison; of which, and the cause of it, see Mat 14:3-6; so as after that he publicly preached no more, which might possibly augment the number of Christ’s disciples; John’s disciples following him. Both these causes probably concurred, to cause this motion. John, who by preaching and baptizing had laid the foundation of a gospel church in Galilee, was imprisoned; and our Saviour knew that, the number of his disciples increasing upon John’s confinement, an information had been carried against him to the Pharisees; this made him, knowing that his time was not yet come, withdraw himself out of the province of Judea into that of Galilee, as well to supply the want there (John being in prison) as to provide for his own security.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He left Judaea,.... Where he had been for some…
He left Judaea,.... Where he had been for some time: at the feast of the passover he went up to Jerusalem, and after a short stay there, he came into the country part of Judea, where he tarried longer; and in both about the space of eight months; for it was now but four months to harvest, which began at the passover; see Joh 2:13. And now upon thee Pharisees being made acquainted with his success in these parts, he leaves them; not through fear of them, but because he would not irritate and provoke them, and stir up their malice and envy against him, which might put them upon measures to seek to take away his life; whereas his time was not yet come, and he had other work to do elsewhere:
and departed again into Galilee; where he had spent the greatest part of his time, in private life; from whence he came to Jordan unto John to be baptized by him; and after that went thither again, where he wrought his first miracle: and now having been in Judea some time, he removes to Galilee again; and of this journey of his thither, after the imprisonment of John, an account is given, in Mat 4:12. The Persic version leaves out the word "again", and so do the Alexandrian copy, and many copies; but is by others retained, and very justly.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He left Judea - To shun the effects of…
He left Judea - To shun the effects of their resentment.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He left Judea - The envy and malice of…
He left Judea - The envy and malice of the Pharisees he might have known were growing so rapidly as to endanger his life. As his time to die had not yet come, he retired to Galilee, a country farther from Jerusalem, and much less under their control than Judea. See Mar 2:22; Luk 3:1. Though he feared not death and did not shrink from suffering, yet he did not needlessly throw himself into danger or provoke opposition. He could do as much good in Galilee, probably, as in Judea, and he therefore withdrew himself from immediate danger.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain left Judea--to avoid persecution, which at that early stage…
left Judea--to avoid persecution, which at that early stage would have marred His work.
departed into Galilee--by which time John had been cast into prison (Mar 1:14).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Departed again into Galilee—Where he remained until his…
3. Departed again into Galilee—Where he remained until his second Passover. See Synopsis.
Again—Because he had journeyed to Galilee before, immediately after his temptation and baptism. See Synopsis, §§ 18, 19.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. He left Judæa] The stronghold of the Pharisees…
3. He left Judæa] The stronghold of the Pharisees and of the party opposed to Christ. We are to infer, therefore, that this report made them commence operations against Him.
departed again into Galilee] ‘Again’ is somewhat wanting in authority. It points to the period from Joh_1:43 to Joh_2:12. Christ had come up from Capernaum to Jerusalem for the Passover (Joh_2:13): He now returns to Galilee. It is sometimes assumed that this visit to Galilee marks the beginning of the Galilean ministry recorded by the Synoptists (comp. Mat_4:12). This may be correct, but it is not quite certain. See note on Mar_1:14-15.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) Again.—This word is almost certainly part of the…
(3) Again.—This word is almost certainly part of the original text, though it is not found in some MSS. Its omission is due to a difficulty of interpretation. What is the previous return into Galilee? The only one mentioned in this Gospel is that of Joh_1:43. We have had another note of time in Joh_3:24, from which we learn that this Judæan period of the ministry preceded the imprisonment of John, and therefore the commencement of the Galilean ministry recorded in Mat_4:12 (see Note there) and Mar_1:14. This second return, then, is the starting-point of the history of our Lord’s work in Galilee as told by the earlier Gospels.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. But…
He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. But it should be observed that afhke is a very peculiar word for a simple departure. The verb afihmi is used when kataleipw might have been expected (Westcott). The word means "to leave a thing to itself," to its own ways, to treat it as no longer exercising an influence on the mind. (It is, with the noun affesiv , used for "forgive," "forgiveness," of sins.) Jesus left Judaea, which had so imperfectly accepted his claims. The word suggests that his departure was a consequence of the action of the Pharisees; And he departed again. This refers to the first departure after the early testimonies of John, when Jesus went to Cana and Capernaum. (Joh_1:43) Whether this journey corresponded with that mentioned in Matthew and Mark, as following the baptism and temptation of Jesus, or not, it is not to be confounded with the journey which John had already recorded.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 4:3 After John the Baptist had been imprisoned (see…
4:3 After John the Baptist had been imprisoned (see Mark 6:14-29), Jesus left Judea (cp. Mark 1:14).
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