Mark 1:33 (DRB)

Passage

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

Mark 1:34 And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases. And he cast out many devils: and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

Mark 1:35 And rising very early, going out, he went into a desert place: and there he 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 when it was evening after sunset..." into verse 34's "And he healed many that were troubled...", 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.