Verse 53
53. Did not receive him As but a single village is mentioned as thus rejecting Jesus, it would seem that his journey was generally pleasant.
Face… would go to Jerusalem We have described the enmity between the Samaritans and Jews in our note upon Matthew 10:5. This religious hate was doubtless more intense at the Feast time, and upon those who were going to Jerusalem rather than to Gerizim. Hence the ordinary route of the Passover caravan was on the eastern side of the Jordan, avoiding Samaria.
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