Matthew 8:19

A scribe came, and said to him, “ Rabbi ·Teacher·, I will follow you wherever you go.”

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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 Yeshua [Salvation] saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

20Yeshua [Salvation] said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

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Cross References

Luke 9:57As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.”

Luke 14:33So therefore whoever of you who does not renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

John 13:36Simeon Peter [Hearing Rock] said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Yeshua [Salvation] answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will 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 →

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