He departed thence to teach and preach (μετεβη εκειθεν του διδασκειν κα κηρυσσειν). In five instances (7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; 26…

Matthew 11

And it came to pass, etc. The directions to his apostles were given in the vicinity of Capernaum. He went fro…

He departed from there—that is, from the place where He had sent out the Twelve. Matthew does not tell us where this was, but Matt…

He arranged their missionary tour and then followed in their wake. It was His plan to send them two and two through the cities of Israel and then t…

Rabanus Maurus: The Lord, having sent out His disciples to preach with the foregoing instructions, now fulfills in action what…

For the significance of the formulas that end Jesus’ discourses, see comment on 7:28–29. Attention returns to Jesus’ ministry, for he did not send …

And it happened that when Jesus had made an end. In this passage, Matthew means nothing more than that Christ did not cease from the exerc…

And it came to pass
In the course of things, and as before determined and resolved on, that

when …

Our Divine Redeemer never was weary of His labor of love; and we should not be weary of well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we fain…

After saying these things, the Lord pa ed from there to teach and preach, and this was for three reasons.