Matthew 8:19
And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
In Context
18Now when Jesus saw many multitudes around him, he commanded to depart to the other side.
Cross References
Ezra 7:6this Ezra went up from Babylon. And he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which LORD, the God of Israel, had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of LORD his God upon him.
Luke 9:57And it came to pass while they went on the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou may go, Lord.
Luke 14:33So therefore every man of you who does not renounce all things being possessed by him, cannot be my disciple.
John 13:36Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where do thou go? Jesus answered him, Where I go, thou cannot follow me now, but thou will follow me afterwards.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:19-23
Christ's Answer to a Scribe and Another. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me;… Read the whole commentary →