Matthew 8:17

“so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.””
Matthew 8:17 · direct translation from the Greek

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so thatὅπωςwhatτὸwas spokenῥηθὲνthroughδιὰIsaiahἨσαΐουthe prophetτοῦ προφήτουmight be fulfilled,πληρωθῇwhen hesays,λέγοντος“He himselfΑὐτὸςtookἔλαβενourἡμῶνweaknessesτὰς ἀσθενείαςandκαὶcarriedἐβάστασενourdiseases.”τὰς νόσους

Quotation · Isaiah 53:4

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Matthew quotes the first half of the verse after telling of healings. Where the Hebrew says “sicknesses” and “pains,” Matthew says “weaknesses” and “diseases.”

Formula: ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος “so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says” (Matthew 8:17)

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Greek of the New Testament: ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος Αὐτὸς τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν ἔλαβεν καὶ τὰς νόσους ἐβάστασεν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אָכֵן חֳלָיֵנוּ הוּא נָשָׂא וּמַכְאֹבֵינוּ סְבָלָם וַאֲנַחְנוּ חֲשַׁבְנֻהוּ נָגוּעַ מֻכֵּה אֱלֹהִים וּמְעֻנֶּה

This passage could not be located with certainty in the transcription of the Septuagint we use, so it is not compared.

Matthew 8:17, word by word

was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “rhēthen” appears

IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiou

Isaiah

Isaiah, the prophet of Judah whose book announces the Messiah and God's salvation.

Where else “Ēsaiou” appears

the prophetπροφήτουprophētou

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

Where else “prophētou” appears

might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēi

be fulfilled

For what was foretold to come true.

Where else “plērōthēi” appears

tookἔλαβενelaben

take

To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.

Where else “elaben” appears

weaknessesἀσθενείαςastheneias

weakness

Lack of strength.

Where else “astheneias” appears

carriedἐβάστασενebastasen

bear

To carry the weight of others or of something hard without dropping it.

Where else “ebastasen” appears

diseasesνόσουςnosous

disease

Disease, sickness.

Where else “nosous” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 53:4, translated directly from the Hebrew and not from the ancient Greek version.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Healings at evening

Mark 1:32-34 Luke 4:40-41

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Matthew 8:16-17

¹⁶When evening came, they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill, ¹⁷so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”

Mark 1:32-34

³²When evening came, when the sun set, they were bringing to him all who were ill and those who were possessed by demons. ³³And the whole town was gathered together at the door. ³⁴And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, and he would not let the demons speak, because they knew him.

Luke 4:40-41

⁴⁰Now as the sun was setting, all who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on each one of them, was healing them. ⁴¹And demons also were coming out from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Son of God!” And rebuking them, he would not let them speak, because they knew him to be the Messiah.

Quotation · Isaiah 53:4

Matthew quotes the first half of the verse after telling of healings. Where the Hebrew says “sicknesses” and “pains,” Matthew says “weaknesses” and “diseases.”

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Matthew 8:17

¹⁷so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”

Isaiah 53:4

⁴Surely our sicknesses he carried, and our pains he bore them; yet we considered him stricken, struck by Elohim and afflicted.

The context

16When evening came, they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill,

17 · This verse (above)

18Now seeing large crowds around him, Jesus gave orders to go away to the other side.

Read all of Matthew 8

To study Matthew 8 in a group

1. What it says
What did the centurion say to Jesus about his servant, and how did Jesus respond (vv. 8–10)?
2. What it means
What do these healings and the calming of the sea show about who Jesus is (v. 27)?
3. How I live it
The centurion asked for help for his servant (vv. 5–6). Whom could you stand with today in a need that isn't yours?

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