Matthew 8:15 (LSB)

Passage

And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

Matthew 8:15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him.

Matthew 8:16 Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill

Matthew 8:17 in order to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "touched", "hand", "fever", "left", "began", and "waiting". 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 "When Jesus came into Peter s home..." into verse 16's "Now when evening came they brought to...", 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.