Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
[While there] an expert in the law of Moses said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Holman Bible
A scribe approached Him and said,
International Standard Version
Just then, a scribe came up and told him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
A Conservative Version
And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.
American Standard Version
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Amplified
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.”
Anderson New Testament
And a certain scribe came and said to him.: Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.
Bible in Basic English
And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
Common New Testament
Then a certain scribe came and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Daniel Mace New Testament
when a certain scribe came to him, and said, Master, I will follow you where-ever you go.
Darby Translation
And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
Godbey New Testament
And one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
Goodspeed New Testament
And a scribe came up and said to him, "Master, I will follow you wherever you are going!"
John Wesley New Testament
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Julia Smith Translation
And one scribe, coming near, said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.
King James 2000
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And a scribe approached [and] said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"
Modern King James verseion
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow You wherever You go.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, "Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest."
Moffatt New Testament
A scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you anywhere";
Montgomery New Testament
when a Scribe came up and said to him, "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."
Noyes New Testament
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.
Sawyer New Testament
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.
The Emphasized Bible
And a certain scribe, coming near, said unto him, - Teacher; I will follow thee, whithersoever Thou goest.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And a Teacher of the Law came up to him, and said: "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Webster
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."
Williams New Testament
And a scribe came up and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you may go."
World English Bible
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:
Youngs Literal Translation
and a certain scribe having come, said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'
Interlinear
Hopou
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 8:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
What It Takes To Be A Disciple
18 Now when Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave orders [i.e., to His followers] to leave for the other side [i.e., to go from the west to the east side of Lake Galilee]. 19 [While there] an expert in the law of Moses said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." 20 Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Mark 12:32-34
The expert in the law of Moses said to Jesus, "Truly, Teacher, you are right in saying that God is [the only] one and that there is no other God but Him.
Luke 9:57-60
And as they were going along the road, a certain man [i.e., an expert in the law of Moses. See Matt. 8:19] said to Him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
Luke 14:25-27
Now large crowds were following Jesus and He turned [around] and said to them,
Luke 14:33
So therefore, every one of you who does not say 'goodbye' to everything he owns, cannot be my disciple.
Luke 22:33-34
And Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go to prison and to death with you."
John 13:36-38
Simon Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "You cannot follow me where I am going now, but you will [be able to] follow later."
1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise person? And where is the expert in the law? [And] where is the debater of this world?