Luke 9:57

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

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

In Context

56For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.

58Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

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Cross References

Matthew 8:19A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

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

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:52-57

The Samaritans Refuse to Receive Christ; Mistaken Zeal of James and John. 51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come… Read the whole commentary →

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