The Synoptics depict two distinct geographical settings in Jesus' ministry.

The fir
successful ministry, and the second shows Jesus rejected and killed when he tr
preaches his message orally.[22]  Notably, Jesus forbids those who recognize him
demons he exorcises (see Messianic Secret).[1 85]

John depicts Jesus' ministry as largely taking place in and around Jerusalem, rath
and immediately recognized.[1 23]

Scholars divide the ministry of Jesus into several stages. The Galilean ministry be
rebuffing the temptation of Satan. Jesus preaches around Galilee, and in Matthew
the early Church, encounter him and begin to travel with him.[1 61 ][1 86]  This p
discourses,[1 86][1 87 ]  as well as the  calming of the storm, the  feeding of the
and parables.[1 88] It ends with the Confession of Peter and the Transfiguration.[1 8

As Jesus travels towards Jerusalem, in the Perean ministry, he returns to the a

the Sea of Galilee along the Jordan River.[1 91 ][1 92][1 93] The final ministry in Jer
Sunday.[1 94]  In the Synoptic Gospels, during that week Jesus  drives the mon
betray him. This period culminates in the Last Supper and the Farewell Discourse