Cure of St Peter's mother-in-law and others

 St Mark Chapter I : Verses 29-34

Healing Peter's mother-in-law. J-J Tissot

[29] And immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 

[30] And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.
[31] And coming to her, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 

 

[29] Et protinus egredientes de synagoga, venerunt in domum Simonis et Andreæ, cum Jacobo et Joanne. 

[30] Decumbebat autem socrus Simonis febricitans : et statim dicunt ei de illa.
[31] Et accedens elevavit eam, apprehensa manu ejus : et continuo dimisit eam febris, et ministrabat eis.

Notes

29. They, i.e. our Lord, Peter and Andrew, James and John. It was on the Sabbath that this miracle was wrought. Probably Jesus went to the Apostle’s house to take food.

30. Simon's wife's mother : hence St Peter was a married man. of a fever. St Luke tells us it was a great fever.

31. And coming. Notice our Lord’s condescension so graphically related by St Mark.

(a) Jesus went to the sufferer.

(b) He took her by the hand.

(c) He lifted her up.

(d) He rebuked the fever and healed her.

the fever left her. She was completely cured, and as a proof she ministered unto them.

And he healed many... J-J Tissot

[32] And when it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils. 

[33] And all the city was gathered together at the door. 

[34] And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases; and he cast out many devils, and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

[32] Vespere autem facto cum occidisset sol, afferebant ad eum omnes male habentes, et dæmonia habentes : 

[33] et erat omnis civitas congregata ad januam. 

[34] Et curavit multos, qui vexabantur variis languoribus, et dæmonia multa ejiciebat, et non sinebat ea loqui, quoniam sciebant eum.

Notes

32. After sunset. All the Synoptic writers give this detail. The people waited, probably because it was then cooler than in the afternoon, and because they wished to respect the rest of the Sabbath, which finished at sunset. This latter precaution was not necessary, since it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath, as our Lord teaches. Note also that the news of the healing of St Peter’s mother-in-law would not have been known in the city until the evening.

diseased. Those suffering from sicknesses.

possessed with devils. The Evangelist distinguishes between the sick and those possessed by the devil.

33. at the door, — i.e. of St Peter’s house. St Matthew (viii. 17) points out how our Lord, by healing the afflicted, fulfilled the prophecy, He took our infirmities and lore our diseases (Isaias liii. 4).

34. they knew him, i.e. they knew that he was the Holy One of God (see verse 24)

Totus tuus ego sum

Et omnia mea tua sunt;

Tecum semper tutus sum:

Ad Jesum per Mariam.