14 When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. 16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17 This was to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases." 18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." 20 Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." 21 Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." 22 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.
Firstly - Peter was a married man. Its not very often you think about a disciple and their family unit, but this image of Jesus coming into Peters house and healing his wife's mother gives a little insight into the family life of one of the first apostles.
Some scholars would say that all the apostles were married apart from John and Paul. Marriage is one of the first divine institutions and moreover a positive command from God.
I praise God for my wife....wives are good.
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