Matthew 8:19
Then a certain scribe approached, and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
English Majority Text (NT)
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 when Jesus saw great crowds around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side.
Cross References
Luke 9:57Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”
Luke 14:33So likewise, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be My disciple.
John 13:36Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but later you will follow Me.”
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 →