Matthew 8 · Verse 17

Matthew 8:17

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matthew 8:17, King James Version

Matthew 8:17 in other translations

BSBThis was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
WEBthat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
ASVthat it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
YLTthat it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, ‘Himself took our infirmities, and the sicknesses he did bear.'
DARBYso that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.
BBESo that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
WebsterThat it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.

What does Matthew 8:17 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 17. That it might be fulfilled, etc. This passage is found in Is 53:4. Our English translation of that important passage is, "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows." The Greek in Matthew is an exact translation of the Hebrew, and the same translation should have been made in both places. In the fifty-third chapter, Isaiah fully states the doctrine of atonement, or that the Messiah was to suffer for sin. In the verse quoted here, however, he states the very truth which Matthew declares. The word translated griefs, in Isaiah, and infirmities, in Matthew, means properly, in the Hebrew and Greek, diseases of the body. In neither does it refer to the disease of the mind, or to sin. To bear those griefs, is clearly to bear them away, or to remove them. This was done by his miraculous power in healing the sick. The word rendered "sorrows," in Isaiah, and" sicknesses," in Matthew, means pains, griefs, or anguish of mind. To carry, then; is to sympathize with the sufferers; to make provision for alleviating those sorrows; and to take them away. This he did by his precepts, his example; and the cause of all sorrows--sin--he removed by his atonement. The passage in Isaiah and Matthew, therefore, mean precisely the same thing. See Magee on Atonement, and Isa 53:1 and following.

(e) "Esaias the prophet" Isa 53:4, 1Pet 2:24

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Himself took our infirmities - The quotation is taken from Isa 53:4, where the verb נסא nasa signifies to bear sin, so as to make atonement for it. And the rabbins understand this place to speak of the sufferings of the Messiah for the sins of Israel; and say that all the diseases, all the griefs, and all the punishments due to Israel shall be borne by him. See Synopsis Sohar. Christ fulfils the prophecies in all respects, and is himself the completion and truth of them, as being the lamb and victim of God, which, bears and takes away the sin of the world. The text in Isaiah refers properly to the taking away of sin; and this in the evangelist, to the removal of corporeal afflictions: but, as the diseases of the body are the emblems of the sin of the soul, Matthew, referring to the prediction of the prophet, considered the miraculous healing of the body as an emblem of the soul's salvation by Christ Jesus.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 8:14-17

Peter had a wife, yet was an apostle of Christ, who showed that he approved of the married state, by being thus kind to Peter's wife's relations. The church of Rome, which forbids ministers to marry, goes contrary to that apostle upon whom they rest so much. He had his wife's mother with him in his family, which is an example to be kind to our relations. In spiritual healing, the Scripture speaks the word, the…

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Matthew 8:17 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὅπωςhopōsso thatG3704
πληρωθῇplērōthēait may be fulfilledG4137
τὸtothatG3588
ῥηθὲνrhēthenhaving been spokenG2046
διὰdiathroughG1223
ἨσαΐουĒsaiouIsaiahG2268
τοῦtoutheG3588
προφήτουprophētouprophetG4396
λέγοντος·legontossaying;G3004
αὐτὸςautosHimselfG846
τὰςtastheG3588
ἀσθενείαςastheneiasinfirmitiesG769
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165
ἔλαβενelabenHe tookG2983
καὶkaiandG2532
τὰςtas<the>G3588
νόσουςnosous[our] diseasesG3554
ἐβάστασεν.¶ebastasenbore.G941

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Cross references for Matthew 8:17

  • Isaiah 53:4

    Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

  • 1 Peter 2:24

    Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  • Matthew 1:22

    Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it might.
1:22; 2:15,23
Himself.
Isa 53:4; 1Pe 2:24

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Context

  • Matthew 8:16

    When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

  • Matthew 8:17

    That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

  • Matthew 8:18

    Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

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Matthew 8:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Para que se cumpliese lo que fué dicho por el profeta Isaías, que dijo: El mismo tomó nuestras enfermedades, y llevó nuestras dolencias.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		en sorte que fût accompli ce qui a été dit par Ésaïe le prophète, disant: « Lui-même a pris nos langueurs, et a porté nos maladies ».
German
Elberfelder 1871		damit erfüllt würde, was durch den Propheten Jesaias geredet ist, welcher spricht: "Er selbst nahm unsere Schwachheiten und trug unsere Krankheiten."
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam, dicentem: Ipse infirmitates nostras accepit: et ægrotationes nostras portavit.