Ἰωάννην 4:3

Greek Modern Translation

αφηκε την Ιουδαιαν και απηλθε παλιν εις την Γαλιλαιαν.

Parallel Translations

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
ἀφῆκεν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ⸀πάλιν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.

Tischendorf 8th Edition
ἀφῆκεν τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ ἀπῆλθεν πάλιν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
αφηκεν την ιουδαιαν και απηλθεν παλιν εις την γαλιλαιαν

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
αφηκεν την ιουδαιαν και απηλθεν παλιν εις την δαλιλαιαν

Byzantine/Majority Text
αφηκεν την ιουδαιαν και απηλθεν εις την γαλιλαιαν

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

left: John 3:32, John 10:40, John 11:54, Matthew 10:23, Mark 3:7

again: John 1:43

Reciprocal: Genesis 30:1 - or else I die Jeremiah 20:9 - I will Ezekiel 3:14 - General John 3:22 - these John 7:1 - walked

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He left Judaea,.... Where he had been for some time: at the feast of the passover he went up to Jerusalem, and after a short stay there, he came into the country part of Judea, where he tarried longer; and in both about the space of eight months; for it was now but four months to harvest, which began at the passover; see John 2:13. And now upon thee Pharisees being made acquainted with his success in these parts, he leaves them; not through fear of them, but because he would not irritate and provoke them, and stir up their malice and envy against him, which might put them upon measures to seek to take away his life; whereas his time was not yet come, and he had other work to do elsewhere:

and departed again into Galilee; where he had spent the greatest part of his time, in private life; from whence he came to Jordan unto John to be baptized by him; and after that went thither again, where he wrought his first miracle: and now having been in Judea some time, he removes to Galilee again; and of this journey of his thither, after the imprisonment of John, an account is given, in Matthew 4:12. The Persic version leaves out the word "again", and so do the Alexandrian copy, and many copies; but is by others retained, and very justly.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He left Judea - The envy and malice of the Pharisees he might have known were growing so rapidly as to endanger his life. As his time to die had not yet come, he retired to Galilee, a country farther from Jerusalem, and much less under their control than Judea. See Mark 2:22; Luke 3:1. Though he feared not death and did not shrink from suffering, yet he did not needlessly throw himself into danger or provoke opposition. He could do as much good in Galilee, probably, as in Judea, and he therefore withdrew himself from immediate danger.