Matthew 8:14

And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
when	ἐλθὼν elthōn	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
come	ἔρχομαι érchomai	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Peter’s	Πέτρου Petrou	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
house	οἰκίαν oikian	G3614	properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
saw	εἶδεν eiden	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
wife’s mother	πενθερὰν pentheran	G3994	a wife's mother · noun — accusative singular feminine
laid	βεβλημένην beblēmenēn	G906	to throw (in various applications · verb — perfect passive participle, accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
fever	πυρέσσουσαν puressousan	G4445	to be on fire · verb — present active participle, accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Luke 4:38-41 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought…
Mark 1:29-34 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Matthew 17:25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the eart…
1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
1 Timothy 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:14-17

They who pretend to be critical in the Harmony of the evangelists, place this passage, and all that follows to the end of ch. 9 before the sermon on the mount, according to the order which Mark and Luke observe in placing it. Dr. Lightfoot places only this passage before the sermon on the mount, and Mat 8:18, etc. after. Here we have, I. A particular account of the cure of Peter's wife's mother, who was ill of a fever; in which observe, 1. The case, which was nothing extraordinary; fevers are the most common distempers; but, the patient being a near relation of Peter's, it is recorded as an instance of Christ's peculiar care of, and kindness to, the families of his disciples. Here we find, (…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 8:4

And Jesus--"straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away" (Mar 1:43), and saith unto him, See thou tell no man--A hard condition this would seem to a grateful heart, whose natural language, in such a case, is "Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul" (Psa 66:16). We shall presently see the reason for it. but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded-- (Lev. 14:1-57). for a testimony unto them--a palpable witness that the Great Healer had indeed come, and that "God had visited His people." What the sequel was, our Evangelist Matthew does not say; but Mark thus gives it (Mar 1:45): "But he went out, and…

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John Gill on Matthew 8:14

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house,.... And which was also Andrew's, Mark 1:29 for these two brothers lived together, and this was in Capernaum, as appears from the context. Though Andrew and Peter were originally of Bethsaida, a place not far from this, but had removed hither since their call by Christ, this being his city; though probably this house was Peter's wife's mother's, and only called their's, because they lodged there, whilst in this city: into this house Christ entered, with James and John, and others; when he saw his (Peter's) wife's mother, laid, or "cast" on a bed, See Gill on Matthew 8:6. and sick of a fever: Luke says, Luke 4:38 that she "was taken", or rather he…

The Church Fathers

For naturally the greatest weakness follows fever, and the evils of sickness begin to be felt as the patient begins to recover; but that health which is given by the Lord's power is complete at once.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(e Bed.) Or, every soul that struggles with fleshly lusts is sick of a fever, but touched with the hand of Divine mercy, it recovers health, and restrains the concupiscence of the flesh by the bridle of continence, and with those limbs with which it had served uncleanness, it now ministers to righteousness.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(in loc.) Figuratively; Peter's house is the Law, or the circumcision, his mother-in-law the synagogue, which is as it were the mother of the Church committed to Peter. She is in a fever, that is, she is sick of zealous hate, and persecutes the Church. The Lord touches her hand, when He turns her carnal works to spiritual uses.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Capernaum — Nahum’s town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. After our Lord’s expulsion from Nazareth (Matt. 4:13-16; Luke 4:16-31),…
Fever — (Deut. 28:22; Matt. 8:14; Mark 1:30; John 4:52; Acts 28:8), a burning heat, as the word so rendered denotes, which attends all febrile attacks. In all Eastern countries such diseases are very common.…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Diseases · Mentioned in scripture: Fever — Mentioned in scripture: Fever
Fever · 30:30; — 30:30;
Miracles Of Christ, The · Peter’s wife’s mother healed — Peter’s wife’s mother healed
Peter · His mother-in-law healed — His mother-in-law healed

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Matthew 8:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:14-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 8:4

John Gill on Matthew 8:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 8:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:14-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 8:4

John Gill on Matthew 8:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 8:14-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 8:11-12