KJV King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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Matthew 8:19
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
WEB World English Bible
A scribe came, and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
ASV American Standard Version
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and a certain scribe having come, said to him, ‘Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;’
Surrounding context — Matthew 8
16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.
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; and let the dead bury their dead.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeεἷςG1520 · ehisoneγραμματεὺςG1122 · grammateusscribeεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heδιδάσκαλε,G1320 · didaskalosteacherἀκολουθήσωG190 · akoloutheōto followσοιG4771 · suyouὅπουG3699 · hopouwhere(-ever)ἐὰνG1437 · eanifἀπέρχῃ.G565 · aperchomaito go away
Cross-references
Luke 22:33-34And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.John 13:36-38Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.Luke 14:33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.Luke 14:25-27And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,Luke 9:57-60And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain [man] said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.1 Corinthians 1:20Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?Mark 12:32-34And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: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.
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