Matthew 8:17-19

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁷ This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”^(A)

Would-Be Followers of Jesus

¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw great crowds^[a] around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.^{(B) 19} A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”