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Luke 13:22
Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus delivers this narrative observation to His disciples and surrounding crowds while traveling toward Jerusalem, situated immediately after a parable about leaven and before a question regarding the number of the saved.
The words — The Greek διεπορεύετο (dieporeueto) denotes continuous movement, describing Jesus as He was going through towns and villages, while διδάσκων (didaskōn) specifies that He was teaching during that transit.
The thread — This itinerary of teaching while approaching Jerusalem recurs in Luke 9:51, Matthew 9:35, and Mark 10:32.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus moving deliberately toward Jerusalem while teaching, requiring a reader to acknowledge that His instruction is bound to that destination rather than abstracted from it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Luke 9:51 As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
- Matthew 9:35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
- Mark 10:32 As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
- Luke 4:43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
- Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Mark 6:6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.