Mark 1:33 (GNV)

Passage

And the whole citie was gathered together at the doore.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:31 And he came and tooke her by the hand, and lifted her vp, and the feuer forsooke her by and by, and shee ministred vnto them.

Mark 1:32 And whe euen was come, at what time the sunne setteth, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with deuils.

Mark 1:33 And the whole citie was gathered together at the doore.

Mark 1:34 And he healed many that were sicke of diuers diseases: and he cast out many deuils, and suffred not the deuils to say that they knewe him.

Mark 1:35 And in the morning very early before day, Iesus arose and went out into a solitarie place, and there praied.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whole", "citie", "gathered", "together", and "doore". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whole" and "citie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And whe euen was come at what..." into verse 34's "And he healed many that were sicke...", so "whole" and "citie" 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 "whole" and "citie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.