Mark 1:33 (ASV)

Passage

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 1:34 And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Mark 1:35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "city", "gathered", "together", and "door". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "city" and "gathered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And at even when the sun did..." into verse 34's "And he healed many that were sick...", so "city" and "gathered" 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 "city" and "gathered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.