17 in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

“He himself took away our sicknesses,
and carried away our diseases.”[a]

Would-be Followers

18 Now when[b] Jesus saw many crowds[c] around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.[d] 19 And a scribe approached and[e] said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:17 A quotation from Isa 53:4
  2. Matthew 8:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Matthew 8:18 Some manuscripts have “a crowd”
  4. Matthew 8:18 That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee
  5. Matthew 8:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb

17 This was to fulfill(A) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

“He took up our infirmities
    and bore our diseases.”[a](B)

The Cost of Following Jesus(C)

18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.(D) 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)