matthew-8:14,-matthew-8:15-niv

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:14-17

Matthew 8:14 f. Simon’ s Wife’ s Mother ( Mark 1:29-Obadiah : *, Luke 4:38 f.).— Mt. abbreviates and heightens Mk.— the cure is wrought by a mere touch. Matthew 8:16 f. The Sunset Healings ( Mark 1:32-Nahum : *, Luke 4:40 f.).— Not “ ere the sun was set,” as the well-known hymn has it, but Mt. omits this note as he does not say it was on the Sabbath. Note his transposition of Mk.’ s all brought and many healed; he will not admit the possibility that any were uncured. The unqualified... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 8:14-15

This story is related, with some further circumstances, Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38,Luke 4:39. Mark tells us it was the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John; ( it seems they lived there together); that they told him of her sickness, after he had been there some time; that he took her by the hand, and lifted her up. Luke saith it was a great fever; that they besought him for her; that he stood over her, and rebuked the fever. Here is no contradiction, only some amplifications of the story.... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 8:14-17

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 8:16. When the even was come.—Or, as St. Luke has it, “while the sun was setting.” There were two reasons why the time should be thus specified. 1. It was natural that the sick should be brought in the cool of the evening, rather than in the scorching heat of the afternoon. 2. It was the Sabbath, and the feeling which made the Pharisees question the lawfulness of a man’s carrying the bed on which he had been lying (John 5:10), would probably have deterred the friends of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:1-34

Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. The fifth chapter of Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying," ( Matthew 5:1-2 ). And so we have the great Sermon on the Mount in Matthew five, six and seven.So in chapter eight it begins,And when he would come down from the mountain ( Matthew 8:1 ),And so having proclaimed the kingdom of God and those conditions of the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 8:1-34

Matthew 8:2 . Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him. After having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, thereby to confirm the audience in the things he had delivered. Respecting the case of the leper, see on Leviticus 13:0. Mark 1:41. Luke 17:0. Matthew 8:5 . There came to him a centurion. See on Luke 7:0. Matthew 8:6 . Lord, my servant lieth at home sick. This religious and humane centurion is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 8:14

Matthew 8:14Sick of a fever.Peter was a disciple, yet affliction was permitted to visit his domestic circle.Affliction at home1. Develops social sympathy.2. Brings out family characteristics.3. Unites the household in devotional exercises.4. Evokes practical and affectionate gratitude. (Dr. Parker.)Fevers at CapernaumHow do you account for the prevalence of fevers at Capernaum? for it was there, of course, that “Peter’s wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.” Fevers are still prevalent in... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 8:14

14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. Ver. 14. He saw his wife’s mother laid, &c. ] A wife, then, Peter had, and if a good wife, she might be a singular help to him in his ministry; as Nazianzen’s mother was to her husband, not a companion only, but in some respects a guide to godliness. a St Ambrose saith that all the apostles were married men, save John and Paul. And those pope holy hypocrites that will not hear of priests’... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 8:14

into: Matthew 8:20, Matthew 17:25, Mark 1:29-Obadiah :, Luke 4:38, Luke 4:39 wife's: 1 Corinthians 9:5, 1 Timothy 3:2, 1 Timothy 4:3, Hebrews 13:4 Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 7:4 - heart Matthew 4:24 - all sick Matthew 9:28 - come read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 8:14

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.Peter's wife's mother — St. Peter was then a young man, as were all the apostles. Mark 1:29; Luke 4:38. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:14

§ 28. THIRD MIRACLE HEALING PETER’S WIFE’S MOTHER, Matthew 8:14-15 . The peculiarity of this miracle seems to be that it was performed upon a person who would remain a present and permanent witness of the fact. It would, no doubt, contribute its share to produce that firm and earnest faith in the heart of Peter, the most eminent of the apostles, which he displayed so conspicuously in life and in death. 14. And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house This third miracle in Matthew’s group... read more