Mark 1:39 (DBY)

Passage

And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:37 and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.

Mark 1:38 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.

Mark 1:39 And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.

Mark 1:40 And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

Mark 1:41 But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "preaching", "synagogues", "whole", "galilee", "casting", and "demons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "preaching" and "synagogues", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "And he says to them Let us..." into verse 40's "And there comes to him a leper...", so "preaching" and "synagogues" 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 "preaching" and "synagogues" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.