John 4:3 BSB — MannaFest

John 4:3

He left Judea and returned to Galilee.

BSB

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ASV

he left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.

KJV

He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on John (1107)

The Lover of mankind, having once become incarnate for us, does everything for our benefit. So now too, having learned that the Pharisees heard of His fame, and knowing that they would envy Him and rise up against Him, He withdraws to Galilee, teaching us …

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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:

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀφῆκεν	aphēken	He left	G863 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίαν	Ioudaian	Judea	G2449 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀπῆλθεν	apēlthen	went away	G565 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
Γαλιλαίαν.	Galilaian	Galilee.	G1056 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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.

Through
Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
leads to
- Matthew 16:28
  Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
- John 11:53–54
  So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
Through
John 3:22
After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
leads to
- John 3:26
  So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 4:1–3
  When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
Through
John 11:54
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
leads to
- John 7:1
  After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
John 10:40
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
leads to
- John 1:28
  All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Through
Mark 3:7
So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
leads to
- Matthew 4:25
  The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Luke 6:17
  Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About John

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About John