Luke 4:38

And when He arose from the synagogue, He entered into the house of Simon. But Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him about her.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

In Context

37And the report about Him was spreading into every place of the surrounding region. 1 Peter's Mother-in-Law Healed

39And when He stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately rising up, she began to serve them.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:14Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother having been laid up, and burning with fever.

Mark 1:29And immediately when they went out from the synagogue, they came to the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

John 11:3Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

1 Corinthians 9:5Do we not have the right to take along a wife who is a sister, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Matthew Henry on Luke 4:32-44

The Expulsion of a Demon; Christ's Departure from Capernaum. 31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him,… Read the whole commentary →

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