Mark 1:31 (ASV)

Passage

and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:29 And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Mark 1:30 Now Simon`s wife`s mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:

Mark 1:31 and he came and took her by the hand, and raised her up; and the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

Mark 1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons.

Mark 1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "took", "hand", "raised", "fever", "left", and "ministered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "took", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Now Simon s wife s mother lay..." into verse 32's "And at even when the sun did...", so "came" and "took" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "took" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.