SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:16
Y cuando lleg la noche, trajeron a l muchos endemoniados; y ech de ellos los demonios con la palabra, y san a todos los enfermos;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:16
Verse 16. When the even was come] The Jews kept their sabbath from evening to evening, according to the law, Lev. xxiii. 32, From evening to evening shall ye celebrate your sabbath. And the rabbins say, The sabbath doth not enter but when the sun is set. Hence it was that the sick were not brought out to our Lord till after sun-set, because then the sabbath was ended. Many that were possessed with devils] Dr. Lightfoot gives two sound reasons why Judea, in our Lord's time, abounded with demoniacs. First, Because they were then advanced to the very height of impiety. See what Josephus, their own historian, says of them: There was not (said he) a nation under heaven more wicked than they were. See on "Rom. i. 1".
Secondly, Because they were then strongly addicted to magic, and so, as it were, invited evil spirits to be familiar with them. It seems strange to find men at this distance of time questioning the truth of that which neither scribes nor Pharisees then doubted; nor did they ever object against the pretensions of Christ and his apostles to cast them out. And, if the whole business of demonism had been only a vulgar error, (as wise men now tell us,) what a fine opportunity had the wise men then, to unmask the whole matter, and thus pour contempt on the pretensions of our blessed Lord and his followers, who held it to be one proof of their Divine mission, that demons were subject to them! And healed all that were sick] Not a soul did the Lord Jesus ever reject, who came to him soliciting his aid. Need any sinner despair who comes to him, conscious of his spiritual malady, to be healed by his merciful hand?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. When the even was come , etc.] The other evangelists say, when the sun was set, or setting; which circumstances are observed, not as some think, because the cool of the evening, and when the sun was set, it was more seasonable and convenient, in those hot countries, to bring out their sick, than in the heat of the day: nor are they remarked, as others think, because it was an unseasonable time to bring them to Christ, when he had been fatigued all day long, and yet he healed them; such was his goodness and compassion: but the true reason of the mention of them is, because it had been their sabbath day, as appears from ( Mark 1:21 Luke 4:31) and they could not, according to their canons, bring them sooner. Their sabbath began at sun setting; hence they say f504 , that on the eve of the sabbath, that is, immediately preceding it, when the sabbath is about to begin, it is lawful to work hmjh [qt d[ , until the sun sets; and so it ended at sun setting the next day, which they judged of by the appearance of three stars f505 . R. Phinehas, in the name of R. Aba Bar Papa, says, if but one star appears, it is certainly day; if two, it is a doubt whether it is night or not; if three, it is certainly night. On the eve of the sabbath, if he sees one star and does any work, he is free; if two, he brings a trespass offering for a doubt; if three, he brings a sin offering; at the going out of the sabbath, if he sees one star, and does any work, he brings a sin offering; if two, he brings a trespass offering for a doubt; if three, he is free.
So that till the sun was set, and three stars appeared as a proof of it, it was not lawful to do any sort of business; but as soon as it was out of doubt, that the sun was set, they might do anything: and this being the case, they brought to him (Christ) many that were possessed with devils ; whose bodies Satan had been suffered to enter into, and were acted, and governed, and thrown into strange disorders by him. Such possessions, through divine permission, were frequent; that Christ, who was come in the flesh, might have an opportunity of showing his power over Satan, and giving proof of his deity and Messiahship. And he cast out the spirits with his word ; only by speaking to them; who were obliged, at his command, and by his orders, to quit their tenements, though unwillingly enough. And healed all that were sick ; whoever they were, without any respect of persons, of whatsoever disease attended them: the most stubborn, inveterate, and otherwise incurable disorder, was not too hard for him, which he cured without the help of medicine, and where that could be of no use, and either by speaking, or touching, or some such like means.
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
οψιας 3798 A-GSF δε 1161 CONJ γενομενης 1096 5637 V-2ADP-GSF προσηνεγκαν 4374 5656 V-AAI-3P αυτω 846 P-DSM δαιμονιζομενους 1139 5740 V-PNP-APM πολλους 4183 A-APM και 2532 CONJ εξεβαλεν 1544 5627 V-2AAI-3S τα 3588 T-APN πνευματα 4151 N-APN λογω 3056 N-DSM και 2532 CONJ παντας 3956 A-APM τους 3588 T-APM κακως 2560 ADV εχοντας 2192 5723 V-PAP-APM εθεραπευσεν 2323 5656 V-AAI-3S
Robertson's NT Word Studies
8:16 {When even was come} (oyias genomenes). Genitive absolute. A beautiful sunset scene at the close of the Sabbath day (#Mr 1:21). qen the crowds came as Jesus stood in the door of Peter's house (#Mr 1:33; Mt 8:14) as all the city gathered there with the sick, "all those who had it bad" (see on Mt 4:24) and he healed them "with a word" (logwi). It was a never to be forgotten memory for those who saw it.
