“And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.”
Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her — the domestic setting follows the synagogue setting immediately. Simon's mother-in-law has a high fever (pyretos megas, a great fever) — Luke the physician notes the severity. They asked Jesus to help her (ērōtēsan auton peri autēs): the household's intercession on behalf of the suffering woman is the faith-acting-on-behalf-of-another that produces healing.
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