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Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
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A Passing of the Torch
Commentators highlight this moment as a crucial transition. John the Baptist, the forerunner, has completed his public work. His imprisonment signals the start of Jesus' main public ministry. As one scholar puts it, 'As the morning star is hidden, the sun shines out the more brightly.' This is a key reason why Matthew begins Jesus' main narrative here.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
John was cast into prison. For an account of the imprisonment of John, see Matthew 14:1-12.
He departed into Galilee. See …
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Between the 11th and 12th verses, there is a significant break, and it is helpful to remember what took place in the interval:
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Baptist
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 …
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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…
