So Jesus no longer moved about openly among the Jews. He withdrew to the region near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.
In context
52and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the scattered children of God. 53From that day on, they were resolved to kill him. 54So Jesus no longer moved about openly among the Jews. He withdrew to the region near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples. 55The Passover of the Jews was near, and many people went up from the countryside to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. 56They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple they said to one another, “What do you think? Surely he won’t come to the festival?”
