Matthew 8:14-17

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Jesus Heals Many

14 u And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw v his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He w touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 16 That evening they brought to him many who were x oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits y with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 z This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: a “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

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Matt. 8:1–9:38 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah: Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Jesus has shown himself as the Messiah in word through his teaching (chs. 5–7) and now shows himself to be the Messiah in deed through the performance of many miracles, demonstrating that the kingdom of God truly has arrived.

Matt. 8:1–9:8 Healings, Discipleship, and Overpowering Satan's Strongholds. Jesus' mission involves ministering to the marginalized (8:1–17), disappointing the messianic expectations of some who wanted to follow him (8:18–22), and overthrowing Satan's strongholds (8:23–9:8).

Matt. 8:14 The home belonged to both Peter and his brother Andrew (Mark 1:29). Peter's mother-in-law was afflicted with a fever, perhaps malaria.

Matt. 8:16–17 He took our illnesses and bore our diseases. A reference to Isaiah's prophecy of the servant (Isaiah 53), focusing on Jesus' messianic role as healer (see Isa. 53:5; cf. note on Matt. 11:3–5). The fact that not all sicknesses have a demonic origin is seen in the distinction between the healings of the sick and the casting out of spirits from those oppressed by demons.