Matthew 8:16 (YLT)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

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,

Matthew 8:17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, `Himself took our infirmities, and the sicknesses he did bear.'

Matthew 8:18 And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "evening", "having", "come", "brought", "demoniacs", "cast", and "spirits". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "evening", 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 "that it might be fulfilled that was...", so "Spirit" and "evening" 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 "evening" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.