Mark 1:30 (DRB)

Passage

And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:28 And the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of Galilee.

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

Mark 1:30 And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.

Mark 1:31 And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

Mark 1:32 And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "simon's", "wife's", "mother", "fever", "forthwith", and "tell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "simon's" and "wife's", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And immediately going out of the synagogue..." into verse 31's "And coming to her he lifted her...", so "simon's" and "wife's" 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 "simon's" and "wife's" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.