New Testament · Gospel

Matthew 8:14

Authority Over Everything

When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. Matthew 8:14 · Berean Standard Bible
What It Means

Matthew 8:14, in plain English

When Jesus came to Peter's house, He found Peter's mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

Why it's here

After public miracles, Jesus enters a friend's home and immediately notices someone in need.

Who's speaking

Matthew, describing a personal moment.

Where it sits in the story

Jesus didn't save His healing power for public displays; He cared about the suffering in a friend's home too.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

At Peter's house, Jesus finds Peter's penthera (mother-in-law) bedridden with pyretos (fever), confirming that Peter was married.

Language and setting

Peter's home in Capernaum served as Jesus' base of operations in Galilee; this domestic miracle contrasts with the public healings.

Voice

Matthew, narrating a domestic healing.

Significance

This intimate miracle in Peter's own home shows Jesus' care extends from public crowds to private family needs.

In context

Matthew 8:12–16

12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.

14When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.

15So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Read all of Matthew 8 — A leper, a centurion's servant, a raging storm — nothing resists Jesus' word. His authority isn't theoretical; it's immediate.

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