Matthew 8:17 Meaning and Explanation
“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”
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Read Full Chapter →Matthew sees in these healings the fulfillment of Isaiah's words about the servant who bears our sicknesses.
What Does Matthew 8:17 Mean?
Matthew pauses to interpret what he has described, reaching back to the prophet Isaiah. The healings are not random acts of power; they fulfill the ancient word that the coming servant would take our infirmities and bear our sicknesses upon Himself.
The language goes deeper than relief; it speaks of bearing, of taking the burden as one's own. The healings of this evening point forward to the great work in which Christ would carry the weight of human brokenness all the way to the cross. He does not heal from a safe distance but enters into our condition and lifts it. In every cure Matthew sees a sign of the Savior who shoulders what we cannot, the One foretold long before He came.
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What does Matthew 8:17 mean?
Matthew sees in these healings the fulfillment of Isaiah's words about the servant who bears our sicknesses.