Matthew 8:17 (GNV)

Passage

That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, He tooke our infirmities, and bare our sickenesses.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:15 And he touched her hande, and the feuer left her: so she arose, and ministred vnto them.

Matthew 8:16 When the Euen was come, they brought vnto him many that were possessed with deuils: and he cast out the spirits with his worde, and healed all that were sicke,

Matthew 8:17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, He tooke our infirmities, and bare our sickenesses.

Matthew 8:18 And when Iesus sawe great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to goe ouer the water.

Matthew 8:19 Then came there a certaine Scribe, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "infirmities", "might", "fulfilled", "spoken", "esaias", "prophet", "saying", and "tooke". 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 "When the Euen was come they brought..." into verse 18's "And when Iesus sawe great multitudes of...", 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.