Matthew 4:13

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:1-25

"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodness at its highest He knows, and is; evil at its lowest He must face, and overcome. And so in the wilderness He stands as humanity's representative between the two, responding to the one and refusing the other. How gloriously He won the battle and bruised the head of the serpent. Every vulnerable... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 4:13-25

The First Disciples Matthew 4:13-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory we wish to speak on the wonderful privileges which belong to saints, called into comradeship with God. Where is the man or the woman who quietly considers the great honor of contact, or union, with the noble of earth? Association with royalty, with world leaders, with the ultra rich, is considered by most men a high privilege. What then is our association with Deity, with the Creator of the Heavens and the earth, the King... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:12-13

THE MINISTRY BEGUN‘Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, He departed into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum.’ Matthew 4:12-1 Chronicles : We approach now the beginning of our Lord’s ministry. He left His quiet country home and went forth to the great work He had come to achieve. As priests of old were washed and anointed in preparation for their priestly office, so Christ, our Prophet, Priest, and King, was washed in the Jordan, anointed by the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:1-25

SECTION 2. THE BIRTH AND RISE OF JESUS THE MESSIAH (THE CHRIST) (1:18-4:25). In this section, following the introduction, Matthew reveals the greatness of Jesus the Christ. He will now describe the unique birth of Jesus, the homage paid to Him by important Gentiles, His exile and protection in Egypt followed by His subsequent bringing forth out of Egypt to reside in lowly Nazareth, His being drenched with the Holy Spirit as God’s beloved Son and Servant, His temptations in the wilderness which... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:12-13

‘Now when he heard that John was delivered up (or ‘arrested’), he withdrew into Galilee, and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali.’ Note how this geographical description is later paralleled at the end of the passage by further detailed geographical description in the chiasmus. Both indicate that this is intended to be a historical description of an historical ministry. Jesus’ ‘withdrawal’ on John’s arrest hints at His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:12-22

Analysis (4:12-22). a Now when He heard that John was delivered up, He withdrew into Galilee, and leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali (Matthew 4:12-13). b That it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,’ “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, The people that sat in darkness saw a great light, And to those who sat in... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:12-17

Matthew 4:12-Esther : . Jesus Announces the Kingdom in Galilee ( Mark 1:14 f.*, Luke 4:14 f.)— More precisely than Mk., Mt. gives John’ s arrest by Herod Antipas as the reason why Jesus began to preach. Galilee was part of Antipas’ realm, but it was remote from the scene of John’ s work and imprisonment, hence perhaps the word “ withdrew.” Mt. anticipates Jesus’ settlement at Capernaum in his desire to work in a fulfilment of one of his Messianic testimonia. “ Galilee (lit. the district) of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 4:13

By this (as was said before) it should seem that our Lord first went into the Nether Galilee, where Nazareth was, which after a time he left, and went to Capernaum; which Capernaum was a city near the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali, whose lots in the land of Canaan were contiguous, and by the seaside, as appeareth by Joshua 19:1-51. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 4:12-22

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 4:12. Cast into prison.—Delivered up (R.V.). Galilee = a circle or circuit originally confined to a “circle” of twenty cities given by Solomon to Hiram, 1 Kings 9:11 (cf. Joshua 20:7). From this small beginning the name spread to a larger district, just as the name of Asia spread from a district near the Mæander, first to the Roman Province, then to a quarter of the globe. The Jews were in a minority in those parts. The population mainly consisted of Phœnicians, Arabs, and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:1-25

Chapter FourThen was Jesus led of the Spirit into the wilderness ( Matthew 4:1 )Immediately, He is now being led by the Spirit, walking after the Spirit. The New Testament has so much to say to us concerning the life of the Spirit and walking in the Spirit. There are so many people that put the emphasis upon the baptism of the Holy Spirit; where in reality, the emphasis should be upon the walk of the Spirit, not the gifts, not the phenomenon, not the excitement, not the manifestations. But the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:1-25

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 4:13-25

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:12-13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:1-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:12-13

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:12-22

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:12-17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 4:13

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 4:12-22

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:1-25

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