Matthew 8:19

when a Scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

In Context

18When Jesus saw the great crowds about him, he had given directions to cross to the other side,

20"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."

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Cross References

Luke 9:57As they were going on their way, a man came to him and said, "I will follow wherever you go."

Luke 14:33"Just so any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

John 13:36Simon Peter asked him, "Lord, where are you going?" "Where I am going," answered Jesus, "you cannot follow me now; but you shall follow me later."

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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