Mark 1:30

“But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, etc..] “A great fever”, Luke says, (<420438>Luke 4:38); a very violent one, which threatened with death, and must be very dangerous to an old person; (see Gill on “<400814>Matthew 8:14”), And anon they tell him or her; for it seems, that not as soon as he came into the house, but some time after, when he had sat awhile, and rested himself after his fatigue in preaching; they acquainted him with her case, and beseeched him to look upon her, and restore her: this was done, either by Simon and Andrew, or by some others of their friends that were in the house; who having either seen, or heard of his dispossessing the unclean spirit, might rightly…”

“But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever--Luke, as was natural in "the beloved physician" (Col 4:14), describes it professionally; calling it a "great fever," and thus distinguishing it from that lighter kind which the Greek physicians were wont to call "small fevers," as GALEN, quoted by WETSTEIN, tells us. and anon--immediately. they tell him of her--naturally hoping that His compassion and power towards one of His own disciples would not be less signally displayed than towards the demonized stranger in the synagogue.”

“See the notes at Matthew 8:14-15. return to 'Top of Page'”

“wife's: Co1 9:5 they tell: Mar 5:23; Joh 11:3; Jam 5:14, Jam 5:15 Mark 1:31”