not in the winter] Because of storms, which may hinder them. neither on the sabbath-day] They might come into danger, because they knew not their own liberty, thinking they might not in any case flee far on the sabbath, Acts 1:12. Neither could they well get things needfull then, because of the strict observation of the sabbath. They might also make doubt of the lawfulnesse of carrying such things then, John 5:9; John 5:12. or they might be the more suddenly surprised at the time of Gods worship, which would be both more prejudiciall, and more uncomfortable to them, Luke 13:1.