Matthew 8:19
when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
In Context
18Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
Cross References
Luke 9:57And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow you wherever you go."
Luke 14:33Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.
John 13:36"Master," inquired Simon Peter, "where are you going?" "Where I am going," replied Jesus, "you cannot be my follower now, but you shall be 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 →