Розыски Его

Иисус удалился; но народ, с наступлением утра, опять столпился у дома Симона и, узнав, что Иисуса там нет, стал искать Его по городу. Видя это,

Симон и бывшие с ним (Мк. 1, 36), то есть Андрей, Иаков и Иоанн, а может быть и некоторые другие, тоже пошли искать Иисуса и, найдя Его, звали Его в город, где все ждут и ищут Его.

Приход Его в Капернаум

Иисус, не отвергая их просьбы и, очевидно, вернувшись на некоторое время в Капернаум (о чем Его просил и весь народ Капернаума), сказал, однако, ученикам Своим, а потом и народу, что Ему надо идти проповедовать и в другие города и селения, а не оставаться в одном городе —

ибо Я для того пришел (Мк. 1, 38),

на то Я послан (Лк. 4, 43), чтобы проповедовать

to everyone, and not only to the citizens of Capernaum.

Jesus performed so many healings of the sick and casting out demons in Capernaum that later, speaking of the ingratitude of the inhabitants of that city, He sadly foretold the sad fate that would befall Him for this:

And thou, Capernaum, who hast ascended unto heaven, shalt thou descend unto hell, for if the powers manifested in thee had been manifested in Sodom, it would have remained unto this day (Matt. 11:23).

His journey through Galilee

After leaving Capernaum with His disciples, Jesus walked all over Galilee, preaching and performing miracles. The rumor about Him went far beyond the borders of Galilee, throughout all Syria; the sick and demoniac were brought to Him from afar, from the Decapolis (the region on the left side of the Jordan), from Judea, and even from Jerusalem. He healed everyone, and many of those who were healed and delivered from evil spirits, as well as those who brought them, followed Jesus, listening to His teaching.

Jesus' Arrival in Nazareth

We know that when Jesus returned from Judea to Galilee, He did not go to Nazareth, where He had spent most of His life, and that He did so because He was sure that the people of Nazareth would not believe in Him, as they usually did