KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After Jesus finished telling all these stories, he moved on from there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus dropped some wisdom and then kept it moving.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew, traditionally attributed to the apostle Matthew, was likely written for a Jewish Christian audience in Syria between 70-90 CE. It aimed to demonstrate Jesus as the Jewish Messiah fulfilling prophecy and to provide ethical and theological instruction for the early church.
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