Matthew 8:12-16

8:12 but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 1  8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.” And the servant 2  was healed at that hour.

Healings at Peter’s House

8:14 Now 3  when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, 4  sick with a fever. 8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then 5  she got up and began to serve them. 8:16 When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. 6 

1 sn Weeping and gnashing of teeth is a figure for remorse and trauma, which occurs here because of exclusion from God’s promise.

2 tc ‡ Most mss read αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) after “servant.” It is unlikely that the pronoun was accidentally overlooked by such diverse witnesses as א B 0250 0281 Ë1 33 latt. More likely is the probability that Western, Byzantine, and some other scribes added the word for clarification (so C L W Θ 0233 Ë13 Ï sy sa). NA27 has the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

3 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

4 tn Grk “having been thrown down.” The verb βεβλημένην (beblhmenhn) is a perfect passive participle of the verb βάλλω (ballw, “to throw”). This indicates the severity of her sickness.

4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then.”

5 sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.