After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Parallel translations
- WEB After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
- BSB After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
- NKJV After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him.
- NASB After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
- NLT After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.
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Jesus stays in Galilee, avoiding Judea because the authorities there sought to kill Him. His movements reflect His awareness that His hour had not yet come.
Overview
Hostility toward Jesus has grown to the point of murderous intent. He withdraws not from fear but in submission to the Father's timing for His death. John shows Jesus sovereignly governing His ministry, refusing to die before the appointed hour at the Passover to come.
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- John 5:16–18And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
- John 4:3He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
- Matt 21:38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
- John 7:19Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
- Matt 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
- Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- Luke 13:31–33The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
- John 10:39–40Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
- John 1:19And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
- John 8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
- John 8:37I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.
- John 11:53–54Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
- John 4:54This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
- John 7:25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
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