After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him — Jesus withdraws from Judea to Galilee, marking a decisive shift in geography that reflects the intensifying danger. The phrase 'the Jews sought to kill him' (echoing 5:18) establishes the lethal opposition now openly aligned against Jesus. This is not paranoia but accurate assessment: Jesus's claims (equality with God in ch. 5) have triggered a death sentence. The movement to Galilee is strategic retreat, yet it also demonstrates Jesus's independence from human plots—he moves according to his own timing, not in reaction to threats.

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