Mark 1:30 (WEB)

Passage

Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:28 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

Mark 1:29 Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Mark 1:30 Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

Mark 1:31 He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.

Mark 1:32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Immediately when they had come out of..." into verse 31's "He came and took her by the...", so "simon" and "wife" 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 "wife" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.