Matthew 8:14 (YLT)

Passage

And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the reign shall be cast forth to the outer darkness--there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, `Go, and as thou didst believe let it be to thee;' and his young man was healed in that hour.

Matthew 8:14 And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,

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

Matthew 8:16 And evening having come, they brought to him many demoniacs, and he did cast out the spirits with a word, and did heal all who were ill,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "having", "come", "house", "peter", "mother-in-law", "laid", and "fevered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "having", 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 "having" 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 "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.