After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for He did not want to walk in Judea, 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.
- KJV After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, 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.
- 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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Cross-references · 14
- John 5:16–18For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
- John 4:3he left Judea, and departed into Galilee.
- Matt 21:38But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and seize his inheritance.’
- John 7:19Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
- Matt 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
- Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Luke 13:31–33On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”
- John 10:39–40They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
- John 1:19This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
- John 8:40But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
- John 8:37I know that you are Abraham’s offspring, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
- John 11:53–54So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.
- John 4:54This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
- John 7:25Therefore some of them of Jerusalem said, “Isn’t this he whom they seek to kill?
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