Mark 1:39

39 ¹And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, ^[a]preaching and casting out the demons.

Mark 1:39 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:39

And he preached in their synagogues
Which were in the next towns, in the village cities, and

throughout all Galilee:
taking every town and city in his circuit, he continued preaching the Gospel of the kingdom in one place and another, until he had gone over the whole country:

and cast out devils;
as out of the souls, so out of the bodies of men, whereby he confirmed the doctrine he preached.

Mark 1:39 In-Context

37 they found Him, and said to Him, "Everyone is looking for You."

38 He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for."

39 And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons.

40 And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."

41 Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 4:23; Matthew 9:35; Mark 1:23; Mark 3:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "proclaiming"