Matthew 8:19

And a Scribe came and said to him: Rabbi, I will follow thee to the place whither thou goest.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 multitudes, around him, he ordered that they should go to the site shore.

20Jesus said to him, For foxes there are holes, and for the birds of heaven there are nests; but for the Son of man, there is not where he may recline his head.

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Cross References

Luke 9:57And as they went by the way, one said to him: I will follow thee to whatever place thou goest, my Lord.

Luke 14:33So every one of you who doth not give up all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

John 13:36Simon Cephas said to him: Our Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, and said to him: Whither I go, thou canst not now come after me; but thou wilt at last 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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