Mark 1:38

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“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.””

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 1:38 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 61:1The 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,
  2. 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?”
  3. 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,
  4. Luke 4:43But 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.”
  5. John 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
  6. John 16:28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
  7. John 17:4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
  8. John 17:8For 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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