Matthew 8:19
“And a certaine Scribe came, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.”
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Matthew 8:19 Context
17That it might be fulfilled which which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, Himselfe tooke our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18¶ Now when Iesus saw great multitudes about him, hee gaue commaundement to depart vnto the other side. 19And a certaine Scribe came, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest. 20And Iesus saith vnto him, The Foxes haue holes, and the birds of the ayre haue nests: but the sonne of man hath not where to lay his head. 21And another of his Disciples said vnto him, Lord, suffer me first to goe, and bury my father.
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Other Translations for Matthew 8:19
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- King James Version
Then a scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
- Basic English Bible
And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
- Darby Bible
And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Webster's Bible
when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
- Weymouth Bible
A scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
- World English Bible
And a scribe neiyede, and seide to hym, Maistir, Y shal sue thee, whidir euer thou schalt go.
- Wycliffe Bible
and a certain scribe having come, said to him, `Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 8:19
8:19 #Luke 9:57|.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 8:19
Mt 8:19 A certain scribe came, and said . . . I will follow thee. Compare Lu 9:57-62. Though this scribe belonged to a class which, as a body, rejected Christ, he was disposed to be a disciple (see Mt 8:21), but had not counted the cost. See PNT "Mt 2:4".