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I. THE EVIDENCE WHICH OUR SAVIOUR GIVES OF HIS BEING THE TRUE MESSIAH, and to prove this three things were necessary: —

1. To show that He was sent by God, and had a peculiar commission from Him, by the miracles which He wrought.

2. This will more clearly appear by the correspondency of the things here mentioned with what was foretold by the prophets concerning the Messias.

(1) It was foretold of the Messias that He should work miraculous cures (Isaiah 30:4-6);

(2) That He should preach the gospel to the poor (Isaiah 61:1);

(3) That the world should be offended at Him (Isaiah 8:14).

II. AN INTIMATION IN THE TEXT THAT .NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THE EVIDENCE CHRIST GAVE OF HIMSELF YET MANY WORLD BE OFFENDED AT HIM.

1. Consider how the poor came to be more disposed to receive the gospel than others. They had no earthly interest to engage them to reject the Saviour. They enjoy little of the good things of this life, and are willing to entertain good news of happiness in another.

2. What those prejudices are which the world had against Christ. That He wrought miracles by diabolical skill; that He kept company with sinners; that He profaned the Sabbath.

(J. Tillotson, D. D.)

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KJV: And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

WEB: It happened that when Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.