Mark 9:15 (DBY)

Passage

And immediately all the crowd seeing him were amazed, and running to [him], saluted him.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:13 but I say unto you that Elias also is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.

Mark 9:14 And when he came to the disciples he saw a great crowd around them, and scribes disputing against them.

Mark 9:15 And immediately all the crowd seeing him were amazed, and running to [him], saluted him.

Mark 9:16 And he asked them, What do ye question with them about?

Mark 9:17 And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "immediately", "crowd", "seeing", "amazed", "running", and "saluted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "immediately" and "crowd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And when he came to the disciples..." into verse 16's "And he asked them What do ye...", so "immediately" and "crowd" 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 "immediately" and "crowd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.