Mark Chapter 1 verse 38 Holy Bible
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.
read chapter 1 in ASV
And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.
read chapter 1 in BBE
And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.
read chapter 1 in DARBY
And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
read chapter 1 in KJV
read chapter 1 in WBT
He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this reason I came forth."
read chapter 1 in WEB
and he saith to them, `We may go to the next towns, that there also I may preach, for for this I came forth.'
read chapter 1 in YLT
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 38, 39. - These two verses indicate the extent and duration of our Lord's first missionary journey. It must have been considerable. He preached in the synagogues. This would be on successive sabbaths. According to Josephus, Galilee was a densely populated district, with upwards of two hundred villages, each containing several thousand inhabitants.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(38) Let us go into the next towns.--The word translated "towns" occurs here only. It is a compound word, "village cities," and seems to have been coined to express the character of such places as Bethsaida, Chorazin, and others on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, which were more than "villages," yet could hardly be classed as "cities."That I may preach there also.--St. Luke gives more fully "to publish the good news of the kingdom of God." The word "preach" has here its full significance of "proclaiming," doing a herald's office.For therefore came I forth.--In this form the words might refer simply to His leaving Capernaum; but the report in St. Luke, "for therefore was I sent" connects them with His mission as a whole. In any case, however, the disciples in this stage of their progress, would hardly enter, as we enter, into the full meaning of that mission. To them His "coming forth," even as being "sent," would be as from His home at Nazareth, not as from the bosom of the Father.
