Mark 1:30 (DBY)

Passage

And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:28 And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.

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

Mark 1:30 And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.

Mark 1:31 And he went up to [her] and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.

Mark 1:32 But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mother-in-law", "simon", "fever", "straightway", and "speak". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mother-in-law" and "simon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And straightway going out of the synagogue..." into verse 31's "And he went up to her and...", so "mother-in-law" and "simon" 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 "mother-in-law" and "simon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.