Mark 1:31

“It was at any rate a bodily hand that the Word stretched out to raise her that was sick of a fever: a human voice that He uttered to raise Lazarus from the dead; and, once again, stretching out His hands upon the Cross, He overthrew the prince of the power…” — editor's note: Mark i. 31.

“In these things, moreover, Luke is in accord with him.” — editor's note: Matt. iv. 13, vii. 29; Mark i. 16–31; Luke iv. 31–39.

“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place.”” — editor's note: Mark i. 31–35.

“Art thou come to destroy us?” and so on, down to the passage where we read, “And He preached in the synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.”” — editor's note: Mark i. 22–39.

“But Mark adds also, “immediately,”meaning to declare the time as well; but this evangelist hath set down only the miracle, without signifying besides the time.” — editor's note: Mark i. 31. See Luke iv. 39. [Mark’s favorite term, εθς, is rendered “straightway” in the R.V., passim.—R.]

“The Lord Jesus has come to her in her sickness, and has taken her by the hand, and behold, she arises and ministers unto Him.” — editor's note: Cf. Mark i. 30, 31.

First, it was right that the serpent’s tongue should be shut up, that it might not spread any more venom; then that the woman, who was first seduced, should be healed from the fever of carnal concupiscence. Wherefore…

He retired then as the custom was on the sabbath-day about evening to eat in His disciples’ house. But she who ought to have ministered was prevented by a fever. Wherefore it goes on, “But Simon’s wife’s mother was…

But the disciples, knowing that they were to receive a benefit by that means, without waiting for the evening prayed that Peter’s mother should be healed. Wherefore there follows, “who immediately tell Him of her.”

But in the Gospel of Luke it is written that “they besought Him for her.” [Luke 4:38] For the Saviour sometimes after being asked, sometimes of His own accord, heals the sick, shewing that He always assents to the…

By this it is signified, that God will heal a sick man, if he ministers to the Saints, through love to Christ.

But in that He gives most profusely His gifts of healing and doctrine on the sabbath day, He teaches, that He is not under the Law, but above the Law, and does not choose the Jewish sabbath, but the true sabbath, and…

The health which is conferred at the command of the Lord, returns at once entire, accompanied with such strength that she is able to minister to those of whose help she had before stood in need. Again, if we suppose…

For the fever means intemperance, from which, we the sons of the synagogue [ed. note: See St. Augustine on Ps 72, no. 4, 5, “Ecclesia Socrus Synagogue.” The Church is called the daughter of the Synagogue in the…

But he has a fever who is angry, and in the unruliness of his anger stretches forth his hands to do hurt; but if reason restrains his hands, he will arise, and so serve reason.

Cited together in Bede on Mark 1:29–31 (2) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.23.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.23.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.23.

Cited together in Bede on Mark 1:29–31 (2) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.23.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.23.

Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.23.

Mark 1:31 takes up the words of Tobit 7:13 (7 words in common).