He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
Parallel translations
- WEB he left Judea, and departed into Galilee.
- KJV He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
- NKJV He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
- NASB He left Judea and went away again to Galilee.
- NLT So he left Judea and returned to Galilee.
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Quick answer
Jesus left Judea and set out again for Galilee. His movement away from rising opposition leads him toward Samaria.
Overview
Withdrawing from Judea, Jesus follows a path that John frames as divinely purposed. The journey to Galilee becomes the occasion for the Samaritan ministry. It illustrates how Jesus' travels serve God's wider redemptive plan.
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Cross-references · 8
- Matt 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- John 10:40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
- John 3:22After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
- John 11:54As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
- John 3:32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
- John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 1:43The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”
- Mark 3:7So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
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