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17 (A)This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: (B)“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

The Cost of Following Jesus

18 Now (C)when Jesus saw a crowd around him, (D)he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 (E)And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

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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)