Matthew 8:14 (WEB)

Passage

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 8:13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.

Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.

Matthew 8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.

Matthew 8:16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "came", "peter", "house", "wife", "mother", "lying", and "sick". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Jesus said to the centurion Go your..." into verse 15's "He touched her hand and the fever...", so "jesus" and "came" 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 "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.