Matthew 8:19
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow you anywhere you go.
Updated King James Version
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 Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Cross References
Ezra 7:6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
Luke 9:57And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow you anywhere you go.
Luke 14:33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.
John 13:36Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, where go you? Jesus answered him, Where I go, you can not follow me now; but you shall follow me 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 →