Matthew 8:14 (DBY)

Passage

And when Jesus had come to Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law laid down and in a fever;

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus had come to Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law laid down and in a fever;

Matthew 8:15 and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served him.

Matthew 8:16 And when the evening was come, they brought to him many possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "come", "peter's", "house", "mother-in-law", "laid", "down", and "fever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And Jesus said to the centurion Go..." into verse 15's "and he touched her hand and the...", so "jesus" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.