Luke 4:38-39

Luke 4:38-39

[38] And  he arose  the synagogue,  and entered  into  Simon's  house.  And  Simon's  wife's mother  taken with  a great  fever;  and  they besought  him  for  her.  [39] And  he stood  over  her,  and rebuked  the fever;  and  it left  her:  and immediately  she arose  and  ministered  unto them. 

What does Luke 4:38-39 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Luke"s account does not include some details that Matthew and Mark recorded, but it stresses the immediacy of Jesus" healing. Luke did not introduce Peter to his readers, probably because they knew about him before reading this Gospel.
"Undoubtedly, the key disciple in Luke"s writings is Peter. He was the representative disciple, as well as the leading apostle. [1]
Doctor Luke (cf. Colossians 4:14) alone wrote that this was a high fever. He described Jesus as standing over Peter"s mother-in-law as a doctor would, perhaps suggesting Jesus" role as the Great Physician. He also wrote that Jesus rebuked the fever. We need not infer that a demon had produced it and that Jesus was rebuking the demon. Luke may have just been personifying the fever to show the power of Jesus" words. Peter"s mother-in-law"s ability to serve others testified to the complete recovery that Jesus effected (cf. Luke 4:35). Luke showed special interest in women in his Gospel, and this is another indication of that (cf. Elizabeth, Mary, Anna). He apparently wanted his Greek readers, who held women in esteem, to realize that Jesus honored them too.
Luke"s emphasis in this healing was the miraculous element and Jesus" great power and authority over sickness.