Matthew 8:14

Healings at Peter’s House

8:14 Now ¹  when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, ²  sick with a fever.

Matthew 8:16

8:16 When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. ³ 

Matthew 9:12

9:12 When ⁴  Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. ⁵ 

Matthew 14:35

14:35 When the people ⁶  there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him.

Matthew 25:36

25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’

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¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn Grk “having been thrown down.” The verb βεβλημένην (beblhmenhn) is a perfect passive participle of the verb βάλλω (ballw, “to throw”). This indicates the severity of her sickness.

³ sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁵ sn Jesus’ point is that he associates with those who are sick because they have the need and will respond to the offer of help. A person who is healthy (or who thinks mistakenly that he is) will not seek treatment.

⁶ tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).