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Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
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The Tireless Servant
Multiple commentators, especially Charles Spurgeon, highlight that Jesus was "always on the move." After ministering to the Canaanite woman, he immediately departed for the next opportunity. This reveals his character as a tireless servant who wasted no time, moving from one act of grace to another without pausing for congratulations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sea of Galilee. That is, the Lake of Gennesaret. For an account of the principal diseases mentioned here, see Barnes on Matthew 4:24.
And sat there (εκαθητο εκε). "Was sitting there" on the mountain side near the sea of Galilee, possibly to rest and to enjoy the v…
19th Century
Anglican
Jesus departed from there. As Mark gives the narrative (in the better manuscripts), His journey actually led Him through Sidon. It…
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Baptist
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from tha…
Mark 7:31 has Jesus traveling to the Decapolis on the southeastern side of the lake, still outside Herod’s jurisdiction (cf.[Reference …
16th Century
Protestant
And Jesus departing from there. Though it is unquestionably the same journey of Christ, on his return from the neighborhood of Sidon, that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus departed from thence From the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, where he would have been private and retired; but …
Whatever our situation, the only way to find ease and relief is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to Him, and refer it to His disposal. Thos…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Gospel teaching was confirmed by the deliverance of the Gentiles from the power of the devil through Christ’s might; now He confirm…
