John 2:13

And the Jews' passover was at hand - This was the reason why he stayed but a few days at Capernaum, John 2:12 , as he wished to be present at the celebration of this feast at Jerusalem.

This was the first passover after Christ's baptism. The second is mentioned, Luke 6:1 . The third, John 6:4 . And the fourth, which was that at which he was crucified, John 11:55 . From which it appears,

1. That our blessed Lord continued his public ministry about three years and a half, according to the prophecy of Daniel, Daniel 9:27 . And,

2. That, having been baptized about the beginning of his thirtieth year, he was crucified precisely in the middle of his thirty-third. See Martin.