Mark 1:39

ἦλθεν (vide critical notes). εἰς τ. συν. may be connected with ἦλθεν, and the sentence will run thus: He came, preaching, to their synagogues, all over Galilee; also casting out devils, the healing ministry being referred to as subordinate to the teaching. If we connect εἰς τὰς συν with κηρύσσων the word “synagogues” will refer to the assemblies rather than to the places = preaching to their synagogues, as we might say “preaching to their churches” or “congregations”. For similar expressions cf. Mark 13:10; Mark 14:9; John 8:26. This short verse contains the record of an extensive preaching tour, of which not a single discourse has been preserved. Doubtless some of the parables were spoken on these occasions. Note the synagogue, not the market place, was the scene of Christ's addresses; His work religious, not political (Schanz).