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 # He took away our illnesses and bore our diseases
 
-Matthew is quoting the prophet Isaiah. These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that he healed  people's diseases. Alternate translation: "Truly he healed us from our sickness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
+Matthew is quoting the prophet Isaiah to show that when Jesus healed people, he fulfilled what Isaiah had said would happen. These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that Jesus truly did this. Alternate translation: "Truly he took our illnesses"  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])