| Geneva Study Bible And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he {a} departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (a) Passed over the water out of Galilee into the borders of Judea. People's New Testament 19:1 Marriage and Divorce; The Rich Ruler SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 19: The Last Departure from Galilee. The Question of the Pharisees about Divorce. Christ's Law of Divorce. Eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's Sake. Blessing the Little Children. The Rich Young Ruler. Eternal Life. Rich Men and the Kingdom of God. Leaving All for Christ's Sake. He departed from Galilee. Compare Mr 10:1-12 Lu 16:18. This is the final departure from Galilee before the Savior's death. Into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan. From Galilee he followed the route on the east of the Jordan to Jerusalem. The region where the conversation on divorce occurred is called Perea, which means the land beyond, or east of the Jordan. Wesley's Notes 19:1 He departed - and from that time walked no more in Galilee. Mark 10:1. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary CHAPTER 19 Mt 19:1-12. Final Departure from Galilee-Divorce. ( = Mr 10:1-12; Lu 9:51). Farewell to Galilee (Mt 19:1, 2). 1. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee-This marks a very solemn period in our Lord's public ministry. So slightly is it touched here, and in the corresponding passage of Mark (Mr 10:1), that few readers probably note it as the Redeemer's Farewell to Galilee, which however it was. See on the sublime statement of Luke (Lu 9:51), which relates to the same transition stage in the progress of our Lord's work. and came into the coasts-or, boundaries of Judea beyond Jordan-that is, to the further, or east side of the Jordan, into Perea, the dominions of Herod Antipas. But though one might conclude from our Evangelist that our Lord went straight from the one region to the other, we know from the other Gospels that a considerable time elapsed between the departure from the one and the arrival at the other, during which many of the most important events in our Lord's public life occurred-probably a large part of what is recorded in Lu 9:51, onward to Lu 18:15, and part of Joh 7:2-11:54. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 19:1,2 Great multitudes followed Christ. When Christ departs, it is best for us to follow him. They found him as able and ready to help elsewhere, as he had been in Galilee; wherever the Sun of Righteousness arose, it was with healing in his wings. | 
