28⌄ News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

Mark 1:28
  • Location: Galilee
  • Subject: Jesus Anointed
  • Narrator: Mars
  • Author: Flavius Josephus
  • Created: Flavian Imperial Cult

As such, this story continues the ongoing brag about the kind and level of authority wielded by this Jesus guy. He can stroll into a center of Zealot leadership and his pronouncements have authority. Even the people who deny his authority verbally obey him physically. The people of Capernaum see Jesus as a new leader, and the area is apparently hungry for a new leader, as news about this new guy with real authority spread throughout this semi-independent kingdom.