Bible Strands
Mark 1:33
and the whole town gathered at the door.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator addresses readers at the close of the first day, immediately after sunset, as the evening crowds bring the sick and demon-possessed to Jesus.
The words — ἐπισυνηγμένη (episunēgmenē) means gathered or passed together, and ὅλη (holē) means all or whole, describing a complete urban convergence on a single threshold.
The thread — The motif of total civic assembly recurs in Mark 1:5, where all of Jerusalem and Judea went out to John, and Acts 13:44, where nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word.
Why it lands — The text records the sheer volume of demand on Jesus and requires the reader to account for the logistical and spiritual weight of unmediated access to him.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And all the city was gathered together at the door.
Cross-references
- Mark 1:5 People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
- Acts 13:44 On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.