Section 8:14–17
Jesus healed many people
In this section Jesus healed people and forced demons to leave people. These miracles showed Jesus’ power. They also fulfilled a prophecy of Isaiah about the Christ.
Here are some other possible headings for this section:
Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law and many others
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Jesus Heals Many at Peter’s House (New Revised Standard Version)
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Jesus fulfilled prophecy by healing many people
There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 1:29–31 and Luke 4:38–39.
Paragraph 8:14–15
8:14a
When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house: Peter’s house was in the town of Capernaum. Capernaum was also the town where Jesus was when he healed the centurion’s servant. So this story takes place in the same town, and it takes place sometime after the previous section. The Greek does not indicate how much time passed between these two stories.
Here are some other ways to begin this new section:
Later, Jesus entered into Peter’s house
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Then Jesus went to Peter’s house. When he entered…
8:14b
He saw Peter’s mother-in-law: The pronoun He refers to Jesus. The term mother-in-law refers to the mother of Peter’s wife.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
he saw Peter’s mother-in-law
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Jesus found the mother of Peter’s wife
sick in bed with a fever: The Greek clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as sick in bed with a fever is more literally “lying and having a fever.” To have a fever means that the body is hotter than normal. The fact that the woman was lying down indicates how serious the fever was. The Berean Standard Bible has added the word sick to make the meaning more clear.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
lying down, sick with a fever (NET Bible)
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⌊sick and⌋ lying down ⌊because she had⌋ a fever
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