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Matthew 8:16-22
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Matthew 8:16-22
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Other Healings. 16 When it was evening, they brought him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove out the spirits by a word[a] and cured all the sick, 17 to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet:[b](A)
“He took away our infirmities
and bore our diseases.”
The Would-be Followers of Jesus.[c] 18 (B)When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side.[d] 19 (C)A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher,[e] I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man[f] has nowhere to rest his head.” 21 Another of [his] disciples said to him, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” 22 [g]But Jesus answered him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.”
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- 8:16 By a word: a Matthean addition to Mk 1:34; cf. 8:8.
- 8:17 This fulfillment citation from Is 53:4 follows the MT, not the LXX. The prophet speaks of the Servant of the Lord who suffers vicariously for the sins (“infirmities”) of others; Matthew takes the infirmities as physical afflictions.
- 8:18–22 This passage between the first and second series of miracles about following Jesus is taken from Q (see Lk 9:57–62). The third of the three sayings found in the source is absent from Matthew.
- 8:18 The other side: i.e., of the Sea of Galilee.
- 8:19 Teacher: for Matthew, this designation of Jesus is true, for he has Jesus using it of himself (Mt 10:24, 25; 23:8; 26:18), yet when it is used of him by others they are either his opponents (Mt 9:11; 12:38; 17:24; 22:16, 24, 36) or, as here and in Mt 19:16, well-disposed persons who cannot see more deeply. Thus it reveals an inadequate recognition of who Jesus is.
- 8:20 Son of Man: see note on Mk 8:31. This is the first occurrence in Matthew of a term that appears in the New Testament only in sayings of Jesus, except for Acts 7:56 and possibly Mt 9:6 (// Mk 2:10; Lk 5:24). In Matthew it refers to Jesus in his ministry (seven times, as here), in his passion and resurrection (nine times, e.g., Mt 17:22), and in his glorious coming at the end of the age (thirteen times, e.g., Mt 24:30).
- 8:22 Let the dead bury their dead: the demand of Jesus overrides what both the Jewish and the Hellenistic world regarded as a filial obligation of the highest importance. See note on Lk 9:60.
Matthew 8:16-22
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Matthew 8:16-22
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16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.(A) 17 This was to fulfill(B) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
The Cost of Following Jesus(D)
18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.(E) 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(F) has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me,(G) and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)
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