When Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples.
These words are a sign of the beginning of a new event. The period of Jesus’ teaching has ended, and now the final days of His suffering and saving work begin. The phrase “finished all these words” shows that Christ’s word was complete and brought to its conclusion: He had finished His teaching, by which He revealed the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Now the word passes into the stage of fulfillment: the path begins that leads to the cross and salvation.