The Cost of Following
When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Matthew 19:1 · Berean Standard Bible
Jesus finishes His teaching and leaves Galilee, heading toward Judea. The journey to the cross has begun.
This is a turning point in the story — Jesus is moving toward Jerusalem, and everything is building toward what will happen there.
The narrator describes Jesus beginning His final journey.
Jesus is on the move. He's done teaching in Galilee, and every step now takes Him closer to Jerusalem.
A transitional formula marks the end of the fourth discourse in Matthew; Jesus departs Galilee for Judea beyond the Jordan (Perea), signaling the journey toward Jerusalem.
Matthew uses the phrase 'when Jesus had finished' (hote etelesen) to close each major discourse block (cf. 7:28, 11:1, 13:53, 26:1).
The narrator describes Jesus' geographical movement from Galilee toward Jerusalem.
Jesus leaves Galilee for the last time in Matthew's narrative, beginning His final journey toward the cross.
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
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