{Into the borders of Tyre and Sidon} (eis ta horia Turou
kai Sid(936e)os). The departure from Capernaum was a withdrawal from
Galilee, the second of the four withdrawals from Galilee. The
first had been to the region of Bethsaida Julias in the territory
of Herod Philip. This is into distinctly heathen land. It was not
merely the edge of Phoenicia, but into the parts of Tyre and
Sidon ( Mt 15:21 ). There was too much excitement among the
people, too much bitterness among the Pharisees, too much
suspicion on the part of Herod Antipas, too much dulness on the
part of the disciples for Jesus to remain in Galilee. {And he
could not be hid} (kai ouk (8864)unasth(8820)lathein). Jesus wanted to
be alone in the house after all the strain in Galilee. He craved
a little privacy and rest. This was his purpose in going into
Phoenicia. Note the adversative sense of kai here= "but."