Now when he heard (ακουσας δε). The reason for Christ's return to Galilee is given here to be that John had been delivered up into…

John was cast into prison. For an account of the imprisonment of John, see Matthew 14:1-12.

He departed into Galilee. See …

Between the 11th and 12th verses, there is a significant break, and it is helpful to remember what took place in the interval:

1. The ret…

The history is not consecutive, for it was not Matthew's design to make it so. He leaves out much that others record, because not …

Rabanus Maurus: After relating the forty days' fast, the temptation of Christ, and the ministry of Angels, Matthew continues, …

John the Baptist’s imprisonment (likely in the fortress of Machaerus) appears to have prompted Jesus to return to Galilee. Though Jesus began his m…

When Jesus had heard. These words appear to be at variance with the narrative of the Evangelist John, who declares that John and Christ di…

Now, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison ,
&c.] John was cast into prison by Herod; the reason of it…

It is just for God to take the gospel and the means of grace from those who disregard them and thrust them away. Christ will not stay long where he…

The Evangelist showed how Christ was tried and approved, specifically by conquering the devil; here he shows how Christ began to teach. In this reg…