Bible Strands
Luke 4:38
After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Jesus departing a synagogue and entering Simon’s house, where Simon’s mother-in-law lies ill with a high fever. The people present directly petition Jesus to act on her behalf.
The words — Ἀναστὰς (Anastas) means “having risen up” or “having departed,” marking Jesus’ physical movement away from the synagogue. εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen) translates to “He entered,” indicating His deliberate arrival at Simon’s residence.
The thread — This event runs parallel to the accounts in Matthew 8:14 and Mark 1:29, while the household’s intercession for the sick anticipates the instruction in James 5:14 to call elders for prayer and anointing.
Why it lands — The text states that a fever was present and that others appealed to Jesus on the sufferer’s behalf, requiring the reader to acknowledge Jesus’ authority over illness and the biblical pattern of communal petition for healing.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Matthew 8:14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
- Mark 1:29 As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
- James 5:14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
- Luke 7:3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
- John 11:3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
- John 11:22 But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”
- Matthew 15:23 But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?