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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Mat_11:1
1When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Mat_11:1 "When Jesus had finished giving instructions" This was a phrase which Matthew used to outline his book. It occurred at the end of Matthew's five literary units (cf. Mat_7:28; Mat_11:1; Mat_13:53; Mat_19:1; Mat_26:1).
▣ "to teach and preach in their cities" This is Jesus' main mission, to communicate the gospel, not to heal (cf. Mat_4:23; Mat_9:35). Healing was meant to confirm and validate the gospel, not to become the focus of His ministry. Healing was a way to (1) show God's love; (2) show Jesus' power; and (3) fulfill OT prophecy about the Messiah (cf. Mat_11:5).