Matthew 8:17 (YLT)

Passage

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, `Himself took our infirmities, and the sicknesses he did bear.'

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:15 and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and was ministering to them.

Matthew 8:16 And evening having come, they brought to him many demoniacs, and he did cast out the spirits with a word, and did heal all who were ill,

Matthew 8:17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, `Himself took our infirmities, and the sicknesses he did bear.'

Matthew 8:18 And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;

Matthew 8:19 and a certain scribe having come, said to him, `Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'

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 evening having come they brought to..." into verse 18's "And Jesus having seen 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.