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Mark 1:34 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 34. 34And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
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Quick Meaning
This verse completes the unit at Mark 1:34 in “Jesus Heals Simon's Mother-in-Law and Many at the Door”: “And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to…”.
A raised woman serves; after sunset the door fills
This verse is one part of that explanation in Mark 1:29-34. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Mark 1:29-34
Read Mark 1:34 with 1:29-34. This verse completes the unit at Mark 1:34 in “Jesus Heals Simon's Mother-in-Law and Many at the Door”: “And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to…”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: Jesus raises Simon's fevered mother-in-law, who resumes service, and after sunset heals and releases many gathered at the house while silencing spirits who recognize him.
What Remains True
Jesus' restoring authority attends to people in households and crowds without turning the healed into instruments. At Mark 1:34, completes the unit at Mark 1:34 in “Jesus Heals Simon's Mother-in-Law and Many at the Door”: “And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to…”.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Mark 1:29-34 — Jesus Heals Simon's Mother-in-Law and Many at the DoorSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Mark 1:29-34, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and material variants checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Mark.txt, 1:29-34
Open the Mark Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Mark with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, older-English clarification, variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Mark PDF, printed pp. 1868–1901, 1:29-34 and attached translator/textual notes
Open the official NET Mark PDF ↗