John Calvin Commentary Mark 1:38

"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." — Mark 1:38 (ASV)

For on this account I came out. (Luke 4:43) For on this account am I sent. These words deserve our attention, for they contain a declaration of his earnest desire to fulfill his office.

But perhaps it will be asked: Is it better that the ministers of the Gospel should run here and there, to give only a slight and partial taste of it in each place, or that they should remain and thoroughly instruct the hearers whom they have once gathered?

I reply. The purpose of Christ, mentioned here, was in accordance with the command and call of the Father and was founded on the best reasons.

For it was necessary that Christ should travel, within a short period, throughout Judea, to awaken the minds of people everywhere, as if by the sound of a trumpet, to hear the Gospel.

But on this subject, we must treat more fully when discussing another passage.