Matthew 4:12

And leaving Nazareth,.... Where he was educated, and had lived many years together; and where he preached first to the good liking of the people, who

wondered at the gracious words that proceeded…

John was cast into prison - For an account of the imprisonment of John see Mat 14:1-13. He departed into Galilee - See Mat 2:22. The reasons why Jesus then went into Galilee were probably: Because the…

We have here an account of Christ's preaching in the synagogues of Galilee, for he came into the world to be a Preacher; the great salvation which he wrought out, he himself began to publish (Heb 2:3)…

Jesus returns into Galilee

Mar 1:14; Luk 4:14, who assigns no reason; Joh 4:1-3. St John gives a further reason "when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more…