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

36And Simon and they that were with him followed after him; 37and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee. And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth. 39And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out devils. 40And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst 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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Letἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• usλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• goἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• elsewhereἀλλαχόθενallachothen · from elsewhereG237
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nextἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• townsκωμόπολιςkōmopolis · villageG2969
• preachκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Mark 1:38

• Luke 4:43But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.
• Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
• Luke 2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
• Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
• John 9:4We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
• John 16:28I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.
• John 17:4I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given 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