And all the city was gathered together at the door.

MARK 1:33KJV
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Mark 1:33 (KJV)

What does Mark 1:33 mean?

Mark 1:33 describes how the entire city gathered together at the door where Jesus was staying. This shows the remarkable level of interest and excitement among the people about Jesus and what he was doing.

This scene takes place in Capernaum, right after Jesus healed many people and cast out demons. The verse highlights the crowd’s eagerness to see Jesus, likely because of the miracles and healings they had heard about. The focus is on the overwhelming response of the community, with people pressing in to witness or receive help from Jesus.

The Greek behind Mark 1:33

  • πόλις (polis, G4172): This word means "city." Here, it emphasizes that it was not just a small group, but the whole community that came together.
  • πρὸς (pros, G4314): This preposition means "at" or "toward." It shows that the crowd was not just nearby but had come right up to the door, pressing in as close as possible.
  • θύρα (thura, G2374): This word means "door." The detail that everyone gathered at the door paints a vivid picture of people crowding the entrance, eager for access to Jesus.

Why Mark 1:33 matters

  • Mark 1:33 makes clear just how quickly news about Jesus spread and how intensely people responded to him, setting the stage for the challenges and opportunities he would face.
  • The verse highlights the public and communal nature of Jesus’s early ministry—he was not working in secret, but was immediately thrust into the center of attention.
  • This moment connects to the wider passage by showing the immediate impact of Jesus’s miracles and teaching, helping readers understand why the following verses describe Jesus seeking solitude and prayer.

Where else these words appear

“together” Greek G1996 · used in 6 verses

  • Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
  • Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
  • Luke 12:1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

“door” Greek G2374 · used in 37 verses

  • Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
  • John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
  • Acts 12:13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

“all” Greek G3650 · used in 99 verses

  • Matthew 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
  • Mark 15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
  • Acts 15:22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: