Mark 1:38

Mark 1:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth.”

Context of Mark 1:38

36Simon [Peter] and his companions searched [everywhere, looking anxiously] for Him, 37and they found Him and said, “Everybody is looking for You!” He replied, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so I may preach there also; that is why I came [from the Father].” 39So He went throughout Galilee, preaching [the gospel] in their synagogues and casting out demons. 40And a leper came to Him, begging Him and falling on his knees before Him, saying, “If You are willing, You are able to make me clean.”

Mark 1:38 word by word

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ἄγωμεν ἀλλαχοῦ εἰς τὰς ἐχομένας κωμοπόλεις ἵνα καὶ ἐκεῖ κηρύξω· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐξῆλθον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Let us goἄγωagō · to bringG71
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the nextἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• townsκωμόπολιςkōmopolis · villageG2969
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• I may preachκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• there alsoκἀκεῖkakei · and thereG2546
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• thereforeοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• came I forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Mark 1:38

• Luke 4:43But He said, “I must preach [the good news of] the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose.”
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me To bring good news to the humble and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted, To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives And freedom to prisoners,
• Luke 2:49And He answered, “Why did you have to look for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
• Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),
• John 9:4We must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.
• John 16:28I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
• John 17:4I have glorified You [down here] on the earth by completing the work that You gave Me to do.

Commentaries on Mark 1:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38The next towns - properly signifies such towns as resembled cities for magnitude and number of inhabitants, but which were not walled as were cities. The Codex Bezae, most of the versions, and all the Itala, read, Let us go into the neighboring villages, And Into The Cities. For therefore came I forth - , for this purpose am I come forth - to preach the Gospel to every creature, that all might hear, and fear, and return unto the Lord. The towns and the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38And he said unto them … - This was said in answer to their “implied” request that he would go and meet the multitudes. “Since the anxiety to hear the truth is so great, since such multitudes are waiting to hear the word, let us go into the next towns,” etc. Next towns - Towns in the neighborhood or vicinity of Capernaum. He proposed to carry the gospel to them, rather than that multitudes should leave their homes and attend him in his ministry. The word…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-39Verses 29-39 Wherever Christ comes, he comes to do good. He cures, that we may minister to him, and to others who are his, and for his sake. Those kept from public ordinances by sickness or other real hinderances, may expect the Saviour's gracious presence; he will soothe their sorrows, and abate their pains. Observe how numerous the patients were. When others speed well with Christ, it should quicken us in seeking after him. Christ departed into a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-39Prayer equipped Jesus to preach, teach, heal, and drive out demons (1:35). The mission of Jesus in Galilee focused on preaching in the synagogues, where he took the opportunity to speak (1:21; Luke 4:16–30). The apostle Paul later took advantage of this same opportunity (Acts 13:5, 14–15; 14:1; 16:13; 17:1). Jesus relied on the Jewish practice of kindness to strangers when he traveled (compare Mark 6:10; Genesis 18:1–8; 19:1–8; Luke 10:7; Hebrews 13:2; 3…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3838. And he said unto them, Let us go--or, according to another reading, "Let us go elsewhere." into the next towns--rather, "unto the neighboring village-towns"; meaning those places intermediate between towns and villages, with which the western side of the Sea of Galilee was studded. that I may preach there also; for therefore came I forth--not from Capernaum, as De Wette miserably interprets, nor from His privacy in the desert place, as Meyer, no…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings