They went out and preached that people should repent — the disciples' message is the same as John the Baptist's (Mark 1:4) and Jesus' (Mark 1:15): repentance in response to the kingdom's arrival. The disciples preach the same message they received, extending its geographic reach throughout Galilee while Jesus continues his own circuit. The simplicity of the summary (they preached that people should repent) communicates the continuity between Jesus' ministry and theirs: the content is not original to the disciples but transmitted from the Teacher.

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