And Simon and those who were with him [i.e., probably Andrew, James and John. See verse 29] followed Him.
Mark 1:37 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) When they found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for you.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they found Him and said to Him, Everybody is looking for You. American Standard Version (1901) and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee. Common English Bible When they found him, they told him, “Everyone’s looking for you!” Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had found him, they said to him, "For everyone is seeking you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee. |
And Simon and those who were with him [i.e., probably Andrew, James and John. See verse 29] followed Him.
He said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns so that I can preach there also, for this was why I came out [i.e., Jesus was sent by God to preach to other towns as well as Capernaum. See Luke 4:43].”
And people from throughout all the regions of Judea and all of Jerusalem went out to John [in the desert]. And he immersed them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
If we allow him to go on [doing this], everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy our Temple and our nation [i.e., its people].”
So, the Pharisees were saying among themselves, “Look, you men are getting nowhere [in this situation]. See, the [whole] world has gone after him.”
These disciples went to John and said to him, “Rabbi, look, that man who was with you on the east side of the Jordan River [i.e., Jesus], whom you testified about, is immersing people and everyone is going to him.” [Note: Actually, it was Jesus’ disciples who did the immersing. See 4:2].