Matthew 4:12 Commentary - Abbott's Illustrated New Testament
Verse 12It seems, from John 3:22-26, that Jesus had commenced his public ministry before this time in Judea. He now retired to Galilee, a place of greater seclusion and safety. Galilee was the northern province of Palestine, a retired, mountainous region, far less exposed to tumults and popular commotions than the region of Jerusalem; and it was very probably on this account that Jesus, who was constantly taking precautions to avoid occasioning public excitements, chose it as the scene of ministrations for some time after the imprisonment of John. The narrative of Matthew from Matthew 4:12-20:17, gives an account of the Savior's journeys, discourses, and miracles among these quiet villages; and then it follows him to the more exciting scenes witnesses towards the close of his life, in Judea and Jerusalem.
Consult other comments:
Matthew 4:12 - Abbott's Illustrated New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - The Greek Testament
Matthew 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Matthew 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Matthew 4:12 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Matthew 4:12 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Matthew 4:12 - College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Matthew 4:12 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Matthew 4:12 - James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 4:12 - Expositors Bible Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 4:12 - Everett's Study Notes on the Holy Scriptures
Matthew 4:12 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
Matthew 4:12 - F.B. Meyer's Through the Bible Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Discovering Christ In Selected Books of the Bible
Matthew 4:12 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries (New Testament)
Matthew 4:12 - Geneva Bible Notes
Matthew 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Matthew 4:12 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - William Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Matthew 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Matthew 4:12 - The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
Matthew 4:12 - A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical by Lange
Matthew 4:12 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Church Pulpit Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Grant's Numerical Bible Notes and Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - The People's Bible by Joseph Parker
Matthew 4:12 - Peake's Commentary on the Bible
Matthew 4:12 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Matthew 4:12 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Matthew 4:12 - The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Matthew 4:12 - Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Matthew 4:12 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible
Matthew 4:12 - Spurgeon's The Gospel of the Kingdom
Matthew 4:12 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Matthew 4:12 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 4:12 - You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
Matthew 4:12 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Matthew 4:12 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Abbott's Illustrated New Testament

The electronic edition of John S. C. Abbott and Jacob Abbott's The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; Translated Out of the Original Greek, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised; with Explanatory Notes has been produced from a copy of the printed text published by O. A. Browning and Company (Toledo, OH, 1878). The title on the spine of the book is Abbott's Illustrated New Testament, and on the half-title page, The Pictorial New Testament; with Notes; by Jacob and John S. C. Abbott.