Matthew 8:17 (ASV)

Passage

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.

Matthew 8:16 And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:

Matthew 8:17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

Matthew 8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.

Matthew 8:19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "infirmities", "might", "fulfilled", "spoken", "through", "isaiah", "prophet", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "infirmities" and "might", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And when even was come they brought..." into verse 18's "Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about...", so "infirmities" and "might" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "infirmities" and "might" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.