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John MacEvilly’s exposition of the gospels of Matthew and Mark offers a clear, Catholic passage-by-passage interpretation of the text. It combines traditional exegesis with moral exhortation and so has been widely used as a daily devotional. The work was originally intended for laymen, but quickly found a place as a textbook in seminary education and has seen numerous editions.

23. “Went about all Galilee,” accompanied by the four disciples referred to. He did not confine Himself, like the Baptist, to any particular place, where the people flocked to Him; but He Himself, the heavenly Physician, who came to save what was lost, went about in quest of those who needed Him. “All Galilee,” which we learn from Josephus (Lib. iii. de Bel. c. 2), was very populous. “Teaching in their synagogues,” out of the sacred books, the doctrines of salvation, and the meaning of their sacred
Matthew 4:23