SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:14
¶ Y vino Jess a casa de Pedro, y vio a su suegra echada en cama, y con fiebre.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:14
Verse 14. Peter's house] That Peter lived at Capernaum, and that Christ lodged with him, is fully evident from this verse compared with chap. xvii. 24. Peter's-wife's mother] Learn hence, says Theophylact, that marriage is no hinderance to virtue, since the chief of the apostles had his wife.
Marriage is one of the first of Divine institutions, and is a positive command of God. He says, the state of celibacy is not GOOD, Gen. ii. 18. Those who pretend to say that the single state is more holy than the other slander their Maker, and say in effect, "We are too holy to keep the commandments of God."
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 14. And when Jesus was come into Peters house , etc.] And which was also Andrews, ( Mark 1:29) for these two brothers lived together, and this was in Capernaum, as appears from the context. Though Andrew and Peter were originally of Bethsaida, a place not far from this, but had removed hither since their call by Christ, this being his city; though probably this house was Peters wifes mothers, and only called theirs, because they lodged there, whilst in this city: into this house Christ entered, with James and John, and others; when he saw his (Peters) wifes mother, laid , or cast on a bed, See Gill Matthew 8:6 . and sick of a fever : Luke says, ( Luke 4:38) that she was taken, or rather held, or detained with a great fever; the distemper was very raging and furious, it had got to a very great height. The other evangelists say, that the persons in the house told him of her, and besought him for her, that he would heal her, having a very great affection for her, and desire of her life, which seemed to be in great danger. Hence it may be observed against the Papists, that ministers of the Gospel may lawfully marry; Peter, an apostle, and from whom they pretend to derive their succession of bishops, was a married man, had a wife, and that after he was called to be an apostle. His wifes mother is expressly mentioned, being the person labouring under a violent fever, and whom Christ cured in the following manner.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-17 - Peter had a wife, yet was an apostle of Christ, who showed that he approved of the married state, by being thus kind to Peter's wife' relations. The church of Rome, which forbids ministers to marry, goe contrary to that apostle upon whom they rest so much. He had his wife' mother with him in his family, which is an example to be kind to ou relations. In spiritual healing, the Scripture speaks the word, the Spirit gives the touch, touches the heart, touches the hand. Those wh recover from fevers, commonly are weak and feeble some time after; but to show that this cure was above the power of nature, the woman was a once so well as to go about the business of the house. The miracle which Jesus did being noised abroad, many thronged to him. He heale all that were sick, though the patient was ever so mean, and the cas ever so bad. Many are the diseases and calamities to which we ar liable in the body; and there is more, in those words of the gospel that Jesus Christ bore our sicknesses and carried our sorrows, to support and comfort us under them, than in all the writings of the philosophers. Let us not grudge labour, trouble, or expense in doin good to others.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ελθων 2064 5631 V-2AAP-NSM ο 3588 T-NSM ιησους 2424 N-NSM εις 1519 PREP την 3588 T-ASF οικιαν 3614 N-ASF πετρου 4074 N-GSM ειδεν 1492 5627 V-2AAI-3S την 3588 T-ASF πενθεραν 3994 N-ASF αυτου 846 P-GSM βεβλημενην 906 5772 V-RPP-ASF και 2532 CONJ πυρεσσουσαν 4445 5723 V-PAP-ASF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
14. Sick of a fever (puressousan). Derived from pur, fire. Our word fever comes through the German feuer.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
8:14 {Lying sick of a fever} (biblemenen kai puressousan). Two participles, bedridden (perfect passive of ballw) and burning with fever (present active). How long the fever had had her we have no means of knowing, possibly a sudden and severe attack (#Mr 1:30), as they tell Jesus about her on reaching the house of Peter. We are not told what kind of fever it was. Fever itself was considered a disease. "Fever" is from German feuer (fire) like the Greek pur.
