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 

[8:12]  ¹ sn Weeping and gnashing of teeth is a figure for remorse and trauma, which occurs here because of exclusion from God’s promise.

[8:13]  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 ˹ 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 ˹³ Ï sy sa). NA²⁷ has the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[8:14]  ³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[8:14]  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.

[8:15]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then.”

[8:16]  ⁵ sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.