Matthew 8:14

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“When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.”

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BSBPD

“When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 8:14 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
  2. Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
  3. Mark 1:29As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
  4. Luke 4:38After 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,
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
  6. 1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
  7. 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  8. Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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