Left Judea (αφηκεν την Ιουδαιαν). Unusual use of αφιημ. First (Καππα) aorist active indicative. Originally the word means to send …

He left Judea. The envy and malice of the Pharisees, he might have known, were growing so rapidly as to endanger his life. Since his time…

Again.—This word is almost certainly part of the original text, though it is not found in some manuscripts. Its omission is due to…

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized …

Glossa Ordinaria: After relating how John checked the envy of his disciples regarding the success of Christ’s teaching, the Ev…

Jesus’ early ministry in the region of Judea was gaining attention, especially by the Pharisees, who constituted the ruling religious class. The gr…

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 t…

Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more excellent (1 Corinthians 1:17), than to baptism. He would put honour upon h…

1. Having set forth the teaching of Christ on spiritual regeneration and shown that Christ had given this grace to the Jews, the Evangelist …