Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” New Living Translation Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” English Standard Version And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Berean Standard Bible And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” Berean Literal Bible And one scribe, having approached Him, said "Teacher, I will follow You wherever that You should go." King James Bible And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. New King James Version Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” New American Standard Bible Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” NASB 1995 Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” NASB 1977 And a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” Legacy Standard Bible Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” Amplified Bible Then [on His way to board the boat] a scribe [who was a respected and authoritative interpreter of the Law] came and said to Him, “Master, I will accompany You [as Your student] wherever You go.” Christian Standard Bible A scribe approached him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Holman Christian Standard Bible A scribe approached Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!” American Standard Version And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Contemporary English Version A teacher of the Law of Moses came up to him and said, "Teacher, I'll go anywhere with you!" English Revised Version And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. GOD'S WORD® Translation A scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I'll follow you wherever you go." Good News Translation A teacher of the Law came to him. "Teacher," he said, "I am ready to go with you wherever you go." International Standard Version Just then, a scribe came up and told him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Majority Standard Bible And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” NET Bible Then an expert in the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." New Heart English Bible Then a scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Webster's Bible Translation And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Weymouth New Testament when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." World English Bible A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand a certain scribe having come, said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You may go”; Berean Literal Bible And one scribe, having approached Him, said "Teacher, I will follow You wherever that You should go." Young's Literal Translation and a certain scribe having come, said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;' Smith's Literal Translation And one scribe, coming near, said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go. Catholic Public Domain Version And one scribe, approaching, said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you will go.” New American Bible A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” New Revised Standard Version A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd a scribe drew near and said to him, O my teacher, I will follow you wherever you go. Aramaic Bible in Plain English One scribe came near and said to him, “Rabbi, I shall come after you, wherever you go.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd a certain scribe came and said to him: Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest. Godbey New Testament And one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go. Haweis New Testament And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Mace New Testament when a certain scribe came to him, and said, Master, I will follow you where-ever you go. Weymouth New Testament when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." Worrell New Testament And a scribe, coming near, said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow Thee wheresoever Thou mayst go." Worsley New Testament And a certain scribe came to Him, and said, Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cost of Discipleship18When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea. 19And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20Jesus 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 Luke 9:57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Matthew 19:16-22 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” / “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” / “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, ... 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 6:66-69 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. ... Mark 10:17-22 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. / You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’” ... Luke 18:18-23 Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. / You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’” ... Matthew 4:18-22 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. / “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” / And at once they left their nets and followed Him. ... John 1:35-51 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. / When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” / And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. ... Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. / For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. / What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Luke 5:27-28 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, / and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him. 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. 2 Kings 2:1-6 Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal, / and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. / Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.” ... Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. / Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.” Genesis 12:1-4 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. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” ... 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.” Treasury of Scripture And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow you wherever you go. certain. 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. 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 9:57,58 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… I will. Luke 14:25-27,33 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, … Luke 22:33,34 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death… 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… Jump to Previous Follow Goest Law Master Mayest Scribe Teacher Wherever WhithersoeverJump to Next Follow Goest Law Master Mayest Scribe Teacher Wherever WhithersoeverMatthew 8 1. Jesus cleanses the leper;5. heals the centurion's servant, 14. Peter's mother in law, 16. and many others; 18. shows the cost of following him; 23. stills the storm on the sea; 28. drives the demons out of two men possessed; 31. and tells them to go into the pigs. And one of the scribes The term "scribe" refers to a learned individual in Jewish society, often responsible for teaching and interpreting the Law. In the Greek, the word is "γραμματεύς" (grammateus), indicating someone skilled in writing and knowledgeable in the Scriptures. Historically, scribes were respected authorities on religious matters, often aligned with the Pharisees. This scribe's approach to Jesus signifies a recognition of Jesus' authority and wisdom, which is notable given the general skepticism of religious leaders towards Jesus. came to Him and said, 'Teacher I will follow You wherever You go (1) places it almost at the beginning of the Great Episode, calling attention by it to the qualifications required of those who would follow the Lord Up to Jerusalem; (2) adds a third example. So far as we have materials for deciding, the chronological position found in St. Matthew seems more probable. Verse 19. - And a certain scribe came; Revised Version, and there came a scribe. Contrast the order in ver. 2. There the leper was recognized as such before ever he came near, an emphasis being laid on him and his actions by the addition of "Behold;" here the official position is of but secondary importance. A certain; a (Revised Version); εϊς. The Hebrew numeral not uncommonly stands for an indefinite article (cf. Matthew 9:18. [Westcott and Hort]; 26:69). Trench's "one scribe... with, perhaps, an emphasis on the 'one' to mark how unfrequent such offers were," is tempting, but improbable. Scribe. St. Matthew alone records his profession. Perhaps because the distinction of Jewish classes presented itself more vividly to his mind than to St. Luke's. And said unto him; Master; better, with the Revised Version margin, teacher (διδάσκαλε). It may be that he recognized one who was superior in an important branch of his own occupation, or, less probably, that he willingly accorded to him a title due to his occupation (cf. John 3:2; and infra, Matthew 12:38). I will follow thee; ἀκολουθήσω (not ἐγὼ ἀκολουθήσω σοι). Self is placed in the background; he is wholly taken up with that which he proposes doing. Whithersoever thou goest. Though, as a scribe, he would naturally prefer quiet. Contrast John 6:66 (περιεπάτουν). But the discomforts would be greater than he expected. Observe, however, that there is no sign. in him of that φιλαργυρία of which he has been accused (Cram. Cat.). Trench strangely favours the suggestion that he was Judas. Is Revelation 14:4 a reminiscence of this offer? Greek AndΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. one εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. of the scribes γραμματεὺς (grammateus) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary. came προσελθὼν (proselthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 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 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 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Teacher, Διδάσκαλε (Didaskale) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor. 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. 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