Matthew 8:19

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and a certain scribe having come, said to him, `Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 8:19 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
  2. Mark 12:32“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
  3. Luke 9:57As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
  4. Luke 14:25Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
  5. Luke 14:33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
  6. Luke 22:33“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
  7. John 13:36“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 1:20Where 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?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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