Matthew 4:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:12-25

The beginning of our Lord's ministry. I. HE REMOVES TO CAPERNAUM . 1 . John was cast into prison. His ministry was ended; the Lord's begins. God continues his'servants' work; when one passes away, another takes his place; when the voice of one prophet is silenced, a greater follows, Each must work in faith while time is given; the work is not man's, but God's. He will fulfil it. His servants may seem to be laid aside and to be forgotten; he will carry on their work. He does not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:13

And leaving Nazareth . Finally as a place of residence. The form ναζαρά occurs only here and Luke 4:16 , which in itself well suits the opinion that Luke 4:16-30 is only a fuller account of this sojourn at Nazareth (cf. Weiss, ' Matthaus-Evang.'). He came and dwelt ; i.e. made his home in (cf. Matthew 2:23 ). Not as having a house of his own there, so that he could take shelter in it as of right (cf. Matthew 8:20 , "The foxes have holes," etc.); but probably settling his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:13

Leaving Nazareth - Because his townsmen cast him out, and rejected him. See Luke 4:14-30.Came and dwelt in Capernaum - This was a city on the northwest corner of the Sea of Tiberias. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament, but is repeatedly referred to in the Gospels. Though it was once a city of renown, and the metropolis of all Galilee, the site it occupied is now uncertain. When Mr. Fisk, an American missionary, traveled in Syria in 1823, he found 20 or 30 uninhabited Arab huts occupying... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 4:13

Matthew 4:13. Leaving Nazareth Namely, when they had rejected his word, and even attempted to kill him, as is described Luke 4:29: he came and dwelt in Capernaum, upon the sea-coast “Capernaum is nowhere mentioned in the Old Testament, either by its own name or by any other. Probably it was one of those towns which the Jews built after their return from Babylon. Its exact situation has not, as yet, been determined with certainty by geographers: only, from its being on the confines of the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:12-17

EARLY WORK IN GALILEE24. Changing situations (Matthew 4:12-17; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 3:18-20; Luke 4:14-15; John 4:43-45)Somewhere about this time John the Baptist was imprisoned. (Concerning his imprisonment see notes on Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9.) Jesus meanwhile continued north into Galilee, where the people’s enthusiastic welcome was in sharp contrast to the suspicion of the people in Judea (Matthew 4:12-16; John 4:43-45). He pointed out, however, that the kingdom he announced... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 4:13

in = at. Greek. eis App-104 . Capernaum. Jewish authorities identify Kaphir Nakhum with Kaphir Temkhum, since corrupted into the modern Tell Hum. App-169 . A Synagogue has been discovered in the present ruins. For events at Capernaum, see Matthew 8:0 , Matthew 9:0 , Matthew 17:0 , Matthew 18:0 . Mark 1:0 . upon the sea coast. Greek. parathalassios. Occurs only here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 4:13

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali.Between the last words of Matthew 4:12 and the first words of Matthew 4:13 there was an interval of at least one year's time. LEAVING NAZARETH is a reference to the rejection at Nazareth by the townspeople of that village who despised him because of what they supposed to be his humble origin and environment. The choice of Capernaum as his residence may have been due to the fact that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 4:13

Matthew 4:13. And leaving Nazareth— Namely, when they had wholly rejected his word, and even attempted to kill him. See Luk 4:29 and for an explanation of the next verses, the note on Isa 9:1-2 and Mede's works, p. 101, 102. Christ chose Capernaum for the place of his residence, as being a large city, and where he was likely to bring numbers of people to the knowledge of his Gospel. See chap. Matthew 11:23. For an account of the lake of Gennesareth, and the fruitfulness of the neighbouring... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:13

13. And leaving Nazareth—The prevalent opinion is that this refers to a first visit to Nazareth after His baptism, whose details are given by Luke ( :-, c.) a second visit being that detailed by our Evangelist (Matthew 13:54-58), and by Mark (Mark 6:1-6). But to us there seem all but insuperable difficulties in the supposition of two visits to Nazareth after His baptism; and on the grounds stated in Luke 4:16, c., we think that the one only visit to Nazareth is that recorded by Matthew (Matthew... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 4:12-13

The word "withdrew" (NASB) or "returned" (NIV; Gr. anachoreo) is significant. Evidently Jesus wanted to get away from Israel’s religious leaders in Jerusalem who opposed John (John 4:1-3; John 5:1-16). It is unlikely that Herod Antipas would have imprisoned John if the religious authorities had supported John. Matthew used the same Greek word, paredothe ("to be taken into custody"), later when he described Jesus’ arrest (Matthew 26:15-16; Matthew 26:21; Matthew 26:23; Matthew 26:25; Matthew... read more

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