Jesus Heals Many and Fulfills Prophecy
Matthew 8:14-17
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Matt.8.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Και: CONJ
- ελθων: VERB,aor,act,ptcp,nom,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- Ιησους: NOUN,nom,sg,m
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- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- πενθεραν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- βεβλημενην: VERB,perf,pass,ptc,acc,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- πυρεσσουσαν·: VERB,pres,act,ptc,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- Mark 1:29-31 (verbal): Parallel narrative: Jesus enters Simon (Peter)'s house, sees Simon's mother-in-law sick with a fever, takes her by the hand, and heals her—nearly identical sequence and language.
- Luke 4:38-39 (verbal): Parallel account: Luke records the same episode of Jesus finding and healing Simon's mother-in-law of a fever, commanding the fever to leave and her rising to serve.
- Matt.8:15 (structural): Immediate literary continuation in Matthew: the healing is completed (she was healed and served), showing the result and function of the episode within Matthew's narrative flow.
- Matt.4:23 (thematic): Thematic parallel: summary of Jesus' early Galilean ministry healing all kinds of diseases and infirmities, situating the Peter's mother-in-law healing within the broader pattern of Jesus' healings.
- Mark 1:32-34 (thematic): Related healing motif: following the house healings, Mark notes many others brought to Jesus and healed/demon-possessed people freed, linking the private healing in Peter's house to the wider public healing ministry.
Alternative generated candidates
- When Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
- When Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
Matt.8.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- αυτης: PRON,gen,sg,f
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- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- Mark 1:31 (verbal): Direct synoptic parallel: Mark recounts the same episode — Jesus touches Peter’s mother‑in‑law, the fever leaves, she rises and serves them (close verbal correspondence).
- Luke 4:39 (verbal): Lukan parallel of the same miracle: Jesus lays hands on her (or touches her), the fever departs, and she rises to serve — similar wording and sequence.
- Matt 8:3 (verbal): Another Matthean healing by touch (the leper): Jesus reaches out/ touches and the disease is removed — highlights the recurring motif of Christ’s healing touch.
- Acts 10:38 (thematic): Thematic summary of Jesus’ ministry: God anointed Jesus to heal the sick and do good — places this specific healing within the broader pattern of Jesus’ healing and deliverance.
Alternative generated candidates
- He touched her hand, and the fever left her; she rose and ministered to them.
- He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she rose and served them.
Matt.8.16 - Details
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Morphology
- Οψιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- δε: CONJ
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- προσηνεγκαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
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- πολλους·και: ADJ,acc,pl,m
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- κακως: ADV
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- εθεραπευσεν·: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Mark 1:32-34 (verbal): Evening arrival of many sick and demon-possessed; Jesus heals many and casts out demons—close synoptic parallel in wording and sequence.
- Luke 4:40-41 (verbal): Evening bringing of all who were ill and demon-possessed; demons cry out and Jesus rebukes them—parallel account with similar details.
- Matt.4:24 (thematic): Gospel summary of Jesus’ fame spreading and many afflicted (including demoniacs) being brought to him and healed—same Matthean theme of widespread healing.
- Mark 1:23-27 (verbal): Episode in Capernaum synagogue where Jesus commands an unclean spirit and it comes out—illustrates the same power to cast out demons ‘by a word’.
- Isaiah 53:4 (quotation): Matthew immediately interprets Jesus’ healings by citing Isaiah 53:4 (‘He took our infirmities…’), linking the exorcisms/healings to the Suffering Servant prophecy.
Alternative generated candidates
- When evening came they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
- When evening came they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
Matt.8.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- οπως: CONJ
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- το: ART,nom,sg,n
- ρηθεν: PART,aor,pass,nom,sg,n
- δια: PREP
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- του: ART,gen,sg,m
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- και: CONJ
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- νοσους: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- εβαστασεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Isaiah 53:4 (quotation): Direct OT source Matthew cites: Isaiah’s language about bearing our infirmities/sorrows is quoted as fulfilled in Jesus’ healing ministry.
- Mark 1:32-34 (verbal): Parallel narrative: Mark records the same evening healing of many and exorcisms, corresponding to Matthew’s report that Jesus healed the sick and cast out demons.
- Luke 4:40-41 (verbal): Luke’s account of evening healings and demonic expulsions parallels Matthew’s depiction of Jesus taking on others’ illnesses.
- Acts 10:38 (thematic): Summarizes Jesus’ anointing and mission ‘to do good and heal all who were oppressed,’ echoing the theme that Jesus’ healings fulfill prophetic expectation.
- 1 Peter 2:24 (allusion): Applies Isaianic suffering language to Christ (‘by his wounds you have been healed’), thematically linking Jesus’ suffering with healing in the tradition Matthew cites.
Alternative generated candidates
- So was fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet: 'He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.'
- So that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: 'He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.'
When Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she rose and served them.
When evening came they brought to him many who were possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. So was fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet: 'He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.'