“Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.”
After the two days he left for Galilee. — Jesus withdraws from Samaria to return to Galilee. The pattern of reception/rejection shapes the narrative geography: Samaria receives him, Judea rejects him.
Church Fathers on John 4:43
Now after two days He departed thence, and went into Galilee.
Or consider this the reason that He went, not to Capernaum, but to Galilee and Cana, as appears below, His country being, I think, Capernaum. As He did not obtain honor there, hear what He says; And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell. He calls it His own country, because He had most resided here.
Our Lord on leaving Samaria for Galilee, explains why He was not always in Galilee: viz. because of the little honor He received there. A prophet has no honor in his own country.
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