Mark 1:28 (DBY)

Passage

And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:26 And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him.

Mark 1:27 And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

Mark 1:28 And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.

Mark 1:29 And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.

Mark 1:30 And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fame", "went", "straightway", "whole", "region", "galilee", and "around". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fame" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And all were amazed so that they..." into verse 29's "And straightway going out of the synagogue...", so "fame" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fame" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.