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Faithful and Strategic
Commentators explain that Jesus' journey to Jerusalem for Passover was twofold. First, as a devout Jew subject to the Law, He went in perfect obedience, setting an example for believers. Second, He strategically used the large festival crowds as an opportunity to teach and reveal His identity to a wider audience.
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Albert Barnes
On John 2:13
18th Century
Theologian
The Jews' passover. The feast among the Jews called the Passover. See Barnes Matthew 26:2, also Matthew 26:3-17.
And Jesus went…
AT Robertson
On John 2:13
The passover of the Jews (το πασχα των Ιουδαιων). The Synoptics do not give "of the Jews," but John is writing after the destructi…
Charles Ellicott
On John 2:13
19th Century
Bishop
And the Jews’ passover was at hand.—Here, again, we are on common ground with the earlier Gospels. They place a cleansing…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On John 2:13
About the time of the Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem from Galilee for the annual feast. The narrative poses a chronological puzzle, for the S…
John Calvin
On John 2:13
16th Century
Theologian
And the passover of the Jews was at hand; therefore Jesus went up to Jerusalem. The Greek words καὶ ἀνέβη, may be literally rendered as 'a…
John Gill
On John 2:13
17th Century
Pastor
And the Jews' passover was at hand
That feast which was kept on the fourteenth day of Nisan, in commemoration of the…
Matthew Henry
On John 2:12–22
17th Century
Minister
The first public work in which we find Christ engaged was driving the traders from the temple, whom the covetous priests and rulers encouraged to m…