And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said unto …

Theophylact of Ohrid: It is after miracles that the Lord inserts a discourse concerning His Passion, lest it be thought tha…

Jesus was now focusing his teaching ministry on the Twelve, and he sought seclusion to do this, so that the disciples could concentrate on what Jes…

And they departed thence
From the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, from that part of the country where the mountain was,…

The time of Christ's suffering drew near. If he had been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it would not have been so stra…