Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), He left Judea and departed again to Galilee. But He needed to go through Samaria.
JOHN 4:1-4 NKJV
John 4:1, 2 Therefore refers the reader back to 3:22–36. Christ’s success in winning disciples had created jealousy among John’s followers and provoked questions among the Pharisees. Since Jesus did not want to be drawn into a controversy over baptism at this stage of His ministry, He left Judea for Galilee (v. 3).
John 4:3 again: Jesus had been to Galilee before (1:43—2:12). He had left Capernaum to go to Jerusalem for the Passover.
John 4:4 The shortest route from Judea in the south to Galilee in the north went through Samaria. The journey took three days. Christ needed to go through Samaria if He wanted to travel the direct route. The Jews often avoided Samaria by going around it along the Jordan River.
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