Matthew 8:15 (DRB)

Passage

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.

Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying, and sick of a fever;

Matthew 8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them.

Matthew 8:16 And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed:

Matthew 8:17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "touched", "hand", "fever", "left", "arose", and "ministered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "touched" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And when Jesus was come into Peter's..." into verse 16's "And when evening was come they brought...", so "touched" and "hand" 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 "touched" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.