Matthew 8:19
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
- KJV
- And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- WEB
- A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
- ASV
- And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
- DARBY
- And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
- BLB
- And having come, one scribe said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You may go.”
- ÅB
- Og en skriftlærd kom og sa til ham: «Mester! Jeg vil følge deg hvor enn du går.»
- OTB
- Da nærmet en skriftlærd seg Ham og sa, “Mester, jeg vil følge Deg hvor Du enn går.”
- B1930
- Og en skriftlærd kom og sa til ham: Mester! Jeg vil følge dig hvorhen du går.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 22:33–34
“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
Read in contextLuke 14:33
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
Read in contextJohn 13:36–38
“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
Read in contextLuke 14:25–27
Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
Read in contextMark 12:32–34
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:20
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?
Read in contextLuke 9:57–60
As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
Read in context