Matthew 8:19
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
American Standard 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 great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto 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 as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luke 14:33So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
John 13:36Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow now; but thou shalt follow 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 →