Mark 1:33All the city was gathered together at the door.
The setting
Capernaum, Israel, ~30 AD. Evening. The entire city crowds around one small house's doorway...
The emotion here: stunned by the scale of response to Jesus
The original word
episynēgmenē (ἐπισυνηγμένη) — gathered together intensely, pressed together
Why it matters
Capernaum had about 1,500 residents - this was the entire town plus surrounding villages
Read with care
What most readers miss in Mark 1:33
Mark says ALL the city - not some people, not most people, but literally everyone came
Common misconceptionPeople picture a few sick people showing up, but this was a city-wide event - like if every person in your town showed up at one house seeking healing.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Mark 1:33
Bible Genome reading
Mark 1:33 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 1:33 comes from the book of Mark, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Mark. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 35% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include crowds, seeking. Notable phrases: all the city was gathered; at the door.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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