1And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
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And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; …
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)We have here an account of Christ’s removal. Observe, 1. He left Galilee. There he had been brought up, and had spent the greatest part of his life in that remote despicable part of the country; it was only upon occasion of the feasts, that he came up to Jerusalem, and manifested himself there ; and, we may suppose, that, having no constant residence there when he did come, his preaching and mirac…
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