1. Matthew 8:14 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What illness did Jesus’ mother-in-law suffer from?

Matthew 8:14 (ESV)

14 And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

The verb translated as lying in Matthew 8:14 literally means to be cast down which suggests a sudden attack by a demon which overcame her. The fever is a result of this attack.1

The verb translated as lying (Matthew 8:14) means to be cast down, suggesting a fever brought on by a demonic attack.