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Mark 1:38
But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples immediately after they locate Him in a deserted place and report that crowds are searching for Him.
The words — ἄγωμεν (agōmen) means "let us go," and ἀλλαχοῦ (allachou) means "to another place," directing movement beyond the current location.
The thread — The text aligns with Luke 4:43, where Jesus declares His necessity to preach to other towns, and reflects the anointing described in Isaiah 61:1 to proclaim good news.
Why it lands — The verse states that Jesus arrived to preach across multiple towns, requiring a reader to submit to divine mission rather than accommodate popular demand.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Cross-references
- Luke 4:43 But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- John 17:8 For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
- Luke 2:49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
- Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
- John 16:28 I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
- John 17:4 I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
- John 9:4 While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.