Luke 4:38

On leaving the Synagogue, Jesus went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a severe attack of fever, and they asked Jesus to cure her.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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 rumours about Jesus traveled through every place in the neighbourhood.

39Bending over her, he rebuked the fever; the fever left her, and she immediately got up and began to wait upon them.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:14When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.

Mark 1:29As soon as they had come out from the Synagogue, they went, with James and John, into the house of Simon and Andrew.

John 11:3The sisters, therefore, sent this message to Jesus — ‘Master, your friend is ill’;

1 Corinthians 9:5Have not we a right to take a wife with us, if she is a Christian, as the other Apostles and the Master’s brothers and Kephas all do?

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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