Mark 1:39 (YLT)

Passage

And he was preaching in their synagogues, in all Galilee, and is casting out the demons,

Nearby Context

Mark 1:37 and having found him, they say to him, --`All do seek thee;'

Mark 1:38 and he saith to them, `We may go to the next towns, that there also I may preach, for for this I came forth.'

Mark 1:39 And he was preaching in their synagogues, in all Galilee, and is casting out the demons,

Mark 1:40 and there doth come to him a leper, calling on him, and kneeling to him, and saying to him--`If thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me.'

Mark 1:41 And Jesus having been moved with compassion, having stretched forth the hand, touched him, and saith to him, `I will; be thou cleansed;'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "preaching", "synagogues", "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 saith to them We may..." into verse 40's "and there doth come to him a...", 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.