Charles Spurgeon Commentary Mark 1:14

"Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God," — Mark 1:14 (ASV)

When one servant of God is set aside, it is a call to the others to be more earnest. So after John the Baptist was put into prison, Jesus came into Galilee. Sometimes a loss may be a gain, and if the loss of John was the means of bringing out Jesus, certainly both the Church and the world were the gainers: Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, –