Ὀψίας γενομένης : vague indication of time on any day, but especially a Sabbath day. There were two evenings, an early and a late (Exodus 30:8). Which of them was it; before or after sunset? Mark is more exact. δαιμον. πολλούς : why a crowd just then, and why especially demoniacs brought to be healed? For explanation we must go to Mark. The preaching of Jesus in the synagogue that Sabbath day, and the cure of a demoniac (Mark 1:21-28), had created a great sensation, and the result is a crowd gathered at the door of Peter's house at sunset, when the Sabbath ended, with their sick, especially with demoniacs.

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