After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

 Shortly after this Jesus set out to observe the Passover Feast in Jerusalem. The Passover fell on the 15th Nisan, which is about the middle of April; and, according to the law, it was obligatory for every adult male Jew who lived within fifteen miles of Jerusalem to attend the feast. 