Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.
And after the two days he went forth from thence into Galilee.
And after the two days he went forth thence, and went away to Galilee,
But after the two days he went forth thence and went away into Galilee,
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices4
He departs from Samaria, having now sown the Word of salvation, and like a husbandman hidden the faith in them that dwell there, not that it might be bound captive in the silence of them that received it, quiet and deep buried, but rather that it might grow in the souls of all, creeping on and advancing ever to the greater, and running to more evident might.
Cyril of Alexandria· Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2, 444patristic
Now after two days he departed thence,.... When he had stayed two days at Sychar conversing with, and discoursing to the Samaritans, which were the means of the conversion of many of them; he departed out of that country, and passed on his way: and went into Galilee; as he first intended; see Joh 4:3.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Into Galilee - Into some of the parts of Galilee, though evidently not into Nazareth, but probably direct to Cana, Joh 4:46.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
He went into Galilee - That is, into the country of Galilee: but not to Nazareth. It was at that town only that he had no honour. Therefore he went to other towns.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Romans 15:8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
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He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
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John 4:40So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
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Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
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Matthew 4:13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
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The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches9
So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
