At the end of the Olivet Discourse, Matthew writes that Jesus “finished
all
these words” (Matt. 26:1). Matthew uses nearly identical phrases at the end of each of Jesus’s long discourses (7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1). This one is different. Earlier, Matthew wrote “he finished these words,” but now it’s “he finished
all
these words.” That “all” hints that Jesus is entering a new phase of his ministry. Jesus, the rabbi and prophet, has said everything he’s going to say.