{The house of Simon and Andrew} (	(886e) oikian Sim(936e)os kai
Andreou). Peter was married and both he and Andrew lived
together in "Peter's house" ( Mt 8:14 ) with Peter's wife and
mother-in-law. Peter was evidently married before he began to
follow Jesus. Later his wife accompanied him on his apostolic
journeys ( 1Co 9:5 ). This incident followed immediately after
the service in the synagogue on the sabbath. All the Synoptics
give it. Mark heard Peter tell it as it occurred in his own house
where Jesus made his home while in Capernaum. Each Gospel gives
touches of its own to the story. Mark has "lay sick of a fever "
(katekeito puressousa), lay prostrate burning with fever.
Matthew puts it "stretched out (ebl(886d)en(886e)) with a fever." Luke
has it "holden with a great fever" ((886e) sunechomen(8820)puret(9369)
megal(9369)), a technical medical phrase. They all mention the
instant recovery and ministry without any convalescence. Mark and
Matthew speak of the touch of Jesus on her hand and Luke speaks
of Jesus standing over her like a doctor. It was a tender scene.