Matthew 8:16 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.”

Matthew 8:18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "healed", "evening", "came", "brought", "demon-possessed", "cast", and "spirits". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "healed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And He touched her hand and the..." into verse 17's "in order to fulfill what was spoken...", so "Spirit" and "healed" 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 "Spirit" and "healed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.