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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Mar_1:29-31
29And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they spoke to Jesus about her. 31And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she waited on them.
Mar_1:30 "Simon's mother-in-law" This shows that Peter was married. His wife is never mentioned in the NT. She may have been dead, but 1Co_9:5 implies she traveled with Peter. This account is paralleled in Luk_4:31-37 and Mat_8:14-17.
▣ "was lying sick" This is an imperfect tense which shows continuous action in past time. She had been sick for some time.
▣ "with a fever" This literally means "fever-stricken." This is a present tense, which implies an ongoing problem. Notice this illness was not linked to demon possession (cf. Mar_1:32). Jesus' power over sickness is another sign of His person and Messianic mission. As often in the Gospels Jesus' miracles were as much for the disciples as for the recipient. Jesus is clearly revealing Himself to His newly chosen Apostles. Here He acts in compassion on the Sabbath. This would have been shocking to these Jewish men.