Matthew 8:19 “And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow Y…”

Matthew 8:19

And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then came there a certaine Scribe, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.

Darby Translation

And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.

Young's Literal Translation

and a certain scribe having come, said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'

Bible in Basic English

And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

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Cross references

“certain”

Mark 12:32–34 1 Corinthians 1:20 Ezra 7:6 Luke 9:57 Luke 9:58

Mark 12:32–34 · BSB

“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

1 Corinthians 1:20 · BSB

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Ezra 7:6 · BSB

this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

Luke 9:57 · BSB

As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”

Luke 9:58 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

“I will”

Luke 14:33 John 13:36–38 Luke 14:25–27 Luke 22:33 Luke 22:34

Luke 14:33 · BSB

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

John 13:36–38 · BSB

“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

Luke 14:25–27 · BSB

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

Luke 22:33 · BSB

“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”

Luke 22:34 · BSB

But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

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