Matthew 8:19

And a certain scribe approached him, and said, Rabi, I will come after thee to the place whither thou goest.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 Jeshu saw the great multitudes which encompassed him, he commanded that they should go to the opposite shore.

20Jeshu saith to him, The foxes have their dens, and the fowls of heaven a bower, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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Cross References

Luke 9:57And while they went in the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow thee to the place whither thou goest, my Lord.

Luke 14:33So every one of you who doth not leave all his possession, cannot be unto me a disciple.

John 13:36Shemun Kipha said to him, Our Lord, whither goest thou? Jeshu said to him, Whither I go, thou canst not now come after me; but at the last thou shalt come.

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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