17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by (A)Isaiah the Prophet, saying, He took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

18 (B)And when Jesus saw great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to go [a]over the water.

19 [b]Then came there a certain Scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:18 For Capernaum was situated upon the lake of Tiberias.
  2. Matthew 8:19 The true disciples of Christ must prepare themselves to all kind of miseries.

17 This was to fulfill(A) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

“He took up our infirmities
    and bore our diseases.”[a](B)

The Cost of Following Jesus(C)

18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.(D) 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)