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He left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
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A Retreat for Peace
Commentators note that after a day of conflict with religious leaders, Jesus deliberately left the contentious city for the peace of a nearby village. Scholars see this as a wise example for believers: knowing when to withdraw from fruitless arguments and find solace and rest in the company of faithful friends.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bethany. See Barnes, Matthew 21:1.
To Bethany (εις Βηθανιαν). House of depression or misery, the Hebrew means. But the home of Martha and Mary and Lazarus there was …
19th Century
Anglican
And went out of the city into Bethany — As noted earlier, St. Mark places the following incident on the morning after the triumpha…
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Baptist
Jesus did not love quibbling priests. He left them. He gave them a Scriptural answer to their inquiry and then, knowing that further argument with …
During the festivals Jerusalem was crowded. So Jesus spent his last nights at Bethany, at the house of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus ().
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he left them The high priests and Scribes, confounded and put to silence, and as unworthy of his company and con…
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Christ found some of the courts of the temple turned into a market for cattle and things used in the sacrifices, and partly occupied by the money-c…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
