Mark 1:33

“And all the city was gathered together at the door.] That is, the inhabitants of the city of Capernaum, a very great number of them at least, who having either heard of, or seen the dispossession of the unclean spirit in the synagogue in the daytime; and being willing to see what miraculous cures might be wrought by Christ upon the diseased and possessed that were brought to him, got together in great crowds about the door of the house of Simon and Andrew where Jesus now was.”

“And all the city was gathered together at the door--of Peter's house; that is, the sick and those who brought them, and the wondering spectators. This bespeaks the presence of an eye-witness, and is one of those lively examples of word-painting so frequent in this Gospel.”

“See the notes at Matthew 8:16-17. And at even, when the sun did set - See the notes at Matthew 8:16. Mark 1:33 All the city - A great part of the city. A great multitude from the city. Mark 1:34 And suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him - They knew that he was the Messiah. If they had spoken, they would have made that known to the people. Jesus was not desirous at that time that that should be publicly known, or that his name should be blazoned abroad. The time had not come when he wished it to be promulgated that he was the Messiah, and he therefore imposed silence on the evil spirits. return to 'Top of Page'”

“And the whole city was gathered together at the door - O what a fair prospect was here! Who could then have imagined that all these blossoms would die away without fruit? Mark 1:34”

“1:33 Jesus’ popularity among the crowds was growing (also in 1:37, 39, 45), as contrasted with the growing rejection by the leaders (2:1–3:6).”

“Mar 1:5; Act 13:44 Mark 1:34”