Matthew 8:19
And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
In Context
18And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
Cross References
Ezra 7:6this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
Luke 9:57And it came to pass as they went in the way, one said to him, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest, Lord.
Luke 14:33Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.
John 13:36Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where goest thou? Jesus answered him, Where I go thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me after.
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 →