Matthew 8:19
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And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.

certain.

Ezra 7:6 This Esdras went up from Babylon, and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God had given to Israel: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

Mark 12:32-34 And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth that there is one God and there is no other besides him. . . .

Luke 9:57,58 And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: 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?

I will.

Luke 14:25-27,33 And there went great multitudes with him. And turning, he said to them: . . .

Luke 22:33,34 Who said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison and to death. . . .

John 13:36-38 Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now: but thou shalt follow hereafter. . . .

Context
The Cost of Discipleship
18And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water. 19And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go. 20And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.…
Cross References
Luke 9:57
And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

1 Corinthians 16:6
And with you perhaps I shall abide, or even spend the winter: that you may bring me on my way whithersoever I shall go.

Lexicon
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

one
εἷς (heis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

of the scribes
γραμματεὺς (grammateus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary.

came
προσελθὼν (proselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[and] said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Teacher,
Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale)
Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.

I will follow
ἀκολουθήσω (akolouthēsō)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 190: To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.

You
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

wherever
ὅπου (hopou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3699: Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.

You go.”
ἀπέρχῃ (aperchē)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.


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

And one scribe, having approached Him, said "Teacher, I will follow You wherever that You should go."

And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow you wherever you go.

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

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

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

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

when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

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

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