Mark 1:34 (DBY)

Passage

And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

Nearby Context

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;

Mark 1:33 and the whole city was gathered together at the door.

Mark 1:34 And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

Mark 1:35 And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.

Mark 1:36 And Simon and those with him went after him:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "suffering", "various", "diseases", "cast", and "demons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "healed" and "suffering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "and the whole city was gathered together..." into verse 35's "And rising in the morning long before...", so "healed" and "suffering" 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 "healed" and "suffering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.