Mark 1:30 (LSB)

Passage

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they spoke to Jesus about her.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:28 And immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee.

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

Mark 1:30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they spoke to Jesus about her.

Mark 1:31 And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she began waiting on them.

Mark 1:32 Now when evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "simon", "mother-in-law", "lying", "sick", "fever", "immediately", "spoke", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "simon" and "mother-in-law", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And immediately after they came out of..." into verse 31's "And He came to her and raised...", so "simon" and "mother-in-law" 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" and "mother-in-law" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.