Mark 9:32 (DRB)

Passage

And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?

Nearby Context

Mark 9:30 And he taught his disciples and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day.

Mark 9:31 But they understood not the word: and they were afraid to ask him.

Mark 9:32 And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?

Mark 9:33 But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.

Mark 9:34 And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all and be minister of all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "capharnaum", "house", "asked", and "treat". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "capharnaum", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "But they understood not the word and..." into verse 33's "But they held their peace for in...", so "came" and "capharnaum" 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 "came" and "capharnaum" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.