"And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest." — Matthew 8:19

Matthew 8:19 · KJV

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

— Matthew 8:19

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

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.

Matthew 8 — Context

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare {our} sicknesses.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

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

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.

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Cross References

Luke 22:33-34

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

Luke 14:33

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

John 13:36-38

Simon 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 14:25-27

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

Mark 12:32-34

And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

Luke 9:57-60

And 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 1:20

Where {is} the wise? where {is} the scribe? where {is} the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Ezra 7:6

This 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.