Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” New Living Translation As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” English Standard Version As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Berean Standard Bible As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Berean Literal Bible And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You may go." King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.” New American Standard Bible As they were going on the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” NASB 1995 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” NASB 1977 And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Legacy Standard Bible And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Amplified Bible As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Christian Standard Bible As they were traveling on the road someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Holman Christian Standard Bible As they were traveling on the road someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go!” American Standard Version And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Contemporary English Version Along the way someone said to Jesus, "I'll follow you anywhere!" English Revised Version And as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. GOD'S WORD® Translation As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, "I'll follow you wherever you go." Good News Translation As they went on their way, a man said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go." International Standard Version While they were walking along the road, a man told him, "I will follow you wherever you go." Majority Standard Bible As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, ?Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.? NET Bible As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." New Heart English Bible As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go." Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, that as they were going in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Weymouth New Testament And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow you wherever you go." World English Bible As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You may go, Lord”; Berean Literal Bible And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You may go." Young's Literal Translation And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;' Smith's Literal Translation And it was, they going in the way, a certain one said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou shouldest go forth, Lord. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee withersoever thou goest. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that, as they were walking along the way, someone said to him, “I will follow you, wherever you will go.” New American Bible As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” New Revised Standard Version As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd while they were on the journey, a man said to him, My Lord, I will follow you wherever you go. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And as they were going on the road, a man said to him, “I shall come after you to the place that you will go, my lord.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd it came to pass, as they were going on their journey, that a certain man said to him: Lord, I will follow thee wherever thou shalt go. Godbey New Testament And they going on the way, a certain one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee wheresoever thou mayest go. Haweis New Testament And it came to pass, as they were walking on the road, a certain person said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Mace New Testament At another time, as they were walking in the road, a man said to him, I will be your follower, wherever you go. Weymouth New Testament And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow you wherever you go." Worrell New Testament And, as they were journeying in the way, a certain one said to Him, "I will follow Thee wheresoever Thou goest." Worsley New Testament And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cost of Discipleship56And He and His disciples went on to another village. 57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.” 58Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”… Cross References Matthew 8:19-22 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” / Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” / Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” ... Matthew 19:21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. Luke 14:25-33 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, / “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. / And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. ... John 12:25-26 Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. / If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him. Philippians 3:7-8 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. / More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ Hebrews 11:8-10 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: 2 Timothy 2:3-4 Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. / A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him. Genesis 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. Genesis 19:26 But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Exodus 3:10-12 Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.” / But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” 1 Kings 19:19-21 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. / So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah. Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” Jeremiah 1:4-8 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” ... Treasury of Scripture And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go. a certain. Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD. Matthew 8:19,20 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest… John 13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jump to Previous Follow Goest Proceeded Road Sir Someone Walking Want Way Wheresoever Wherever WhithersoeverJump to Next Follow Goest Proceeded Road Sir Someone Walking Want Way Wheresoever Wherever WhithersoeverLuke 9 1. Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach.7. Herod desires to see Jesus. 10. The apostles return. 12. Jesus feeds five thousand; 18. inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion; 23. proposes to all the pattern of his patience. 28. The transfiguration. 37. He heals the lunatic; 43. again forewarns his disciples of his passion; 46. commends humility; 51. bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge. 57. Many would follow him, but upon conditions. As they were walking along the road This phrase sets the scene for the encounter, emphasizing the itinerant nature of Jesus' ministry. The Greek word for "walking" (πορεύομαι, poreuomai) implies a journey with purpose. Jesus and His disciples were not stationary; they were actively moving towards their mission. This reflects the Christian life as a journey, a pilgrimage towards spiritual maturity and the fulfillment of God's purpose. Historically, roads in ancient Palestine were often dusty and challenging, symbolizing the hardships and perseverance required in following Christ. someone said to Him “I will follow You wherever You go.” Parallel Commentaries ... Greek As theyαὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 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. were walking πορευομένων (poreuomenōn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. along ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. road, ὁδῷ (hodō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. someone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. said εἶπέν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. [Jesus], αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 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. “I will follow Ἀκολουθήσω (Akolouthēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 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 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. wherever ὅπου (hopou) Adverb Strong's 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 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. Links Luke 9:57 NIVLuke 9:57 NLT Luke 9:57 ESV Luke 9:57 NASB Luke 9:57 KJV Luke 9:57 BibleApps.com Luke 9:57 Biblia Paralela Luke 9:57 Chinese Bible Luke 9:57 French Bible Luke 9:57 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 9:57 As they went on the way (Luke Lu Lk) |