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What Does “By His Stripes We Are Healed” Mean?

Direct Answer Isaiah 53 connects healing with the suffering of God’s servant. First Peter 2 applies that imagery to Christ bearing sins and restoring wandering people, while Matthew 8 connects Isaiah’s servant passage to Jesus’ healing ministry. Reading the passages together shows how each writer uses Isaiah’s words in a particular setting. Read Isaiah 53 alongside both New Testament passages and note how each writer uses the servant’s suffering.

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Read the servant song as a whole

Isaiah portrays the servant bearing griefs, being wounded for transgressions, and making many righteous. The surrounding verses show the breadth of what the servant endures for others. Reading the whole song helps the reader see why different New Testament passages draw out different aspects of Isaiah’s imagery.

Compare Peter and Matthew side by side

Peter connects Christ’s wounds with dying to sins, living to righteousness, and returning to the Shepherd. Matthew cites Isaiah 53:4 after describing Jesus healing the sick. Christians discuss how these connections relate to present physical healing. A careful reading can recognize both the concrete healing scenes and Peter’s explicit concern with sin and restoration.

Pray with the whole passage in view

Thank Christ for bearing sin and bringing people back to God. Ask for healing and strength, and ask how you can give practical support to someone who is suffering.

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Scripture to reflect on

“And with his stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:5 · KJV

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Questions & answers

Frequently asked questions

Does Matthew quote the same line as Peter?

Matthew 8:17 draws on Isaiah 53:4, while 1 Peter 2:24 echoes the wounds and healing language of Isaiah 53:5.

Where does Peter use Isaiah’s language about healing?

First Peter 2:24 uses it while explaining that Christ bore our sins so we could die to sins and live unto righteousness.

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