The Bible › Bible in Basic English › Matthew 8

Matthew 8:19

And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

Matthew 8:19 · Bible in Basic English

← PreviousRead Matthew 8Next →

Matthew 8:19 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

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

Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.

In context

16 And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;

17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.

18 Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.

Read Matthew 8 in the app The whole chapter

Search the Scriptures

Choose a translation

KJVBSBWEBNHEBASVYLTDBYWBTBBEEBRGNVDRALUTCANRIVLSGRVABPMYORIGBSWATGLIRV