Lying sick of a fever (βιβλημενην κα πυρεσσουσαν). Two participles, bedridden (perfect pa ive of βαλλω) and burning with fever (pr…

This account is also contained in Mark 1:29-31 and Luke 4:38-39. Mark adds that Simon and Andrew lived together, and that James and John went with …

And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house — Mark (Mark 1:29) and Luke (Luke 4:38) relate more specificall…

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her…

Anselm of Canterbury: Having shown the healing of the whole human race in the leper, and that of the Gentiles in the centurio…

The main emphasis in this story is on Jesus’ authority. Peter was married (1 Corinthians 9:5) and had moved with his brother Andrew fro…

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house
And which was also Andrew's, (Mark 1:29) for these two brothe…

Peter had a wife, yet was an apostle of Christ, who showed that He approved of the married state by being so kind to Peter's wife's relations. The …

And when Jesus had come into Simon Peter’s house, etc. Christ’s power is commended in the cure of the leper; it is also c…