“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:”
That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. The healing ministry extends into the evening — the time when the leper's uncleanness would have prohibited contact during the day has passed, and the crowds bring the demon-oppressed and the sick in large numbers. He cast out the spirits with a word — the same word-authority that healed the centurion's servant at a distance. All who were sick — the comprehensiveness of the healing is Matthew's consistent demonstration that the kingdom's restoration is unlimited in scope.
Church Fathers on Matthew 8:16
Because the multitude of believers was now very great, they would not depart from Christ, though time pressed; but in the evening they bring unto Him the sick. 'When it was evening, they brought unto him many that had daemons.'
The words, 'Now when it was evening,' shew that the evening of the same day is meant. This would not have been implied, had it been only 'when it was evening.'
Christ the Son of God, the Author of human salvation, the fount and source of all goodness, furnished heavenly medicine, 'He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick.' Daemons and diseases He sent away with a word, that by these signs, and mighty works, He might shew that He was come for the salvation of the human race.
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