Matthew 8:19

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and a certain scribe having come, said to him, `Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'

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  • Ezra 7:6 : 6 Ezra himself hath come up from Babylon, and he `is' a scribe ready in the law of Moses, that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him -- according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.
  • Mark 12:32-34 : 32 And the scribe said to him, `Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He; 33 and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.' 34 And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.
  • Luke 9:57-60 : 57 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;' 58 and Jesus said to him, `The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.' 59 And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;' 60 and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'
  • Luke 14:25-27 : 25 And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them, 26 `If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple; 27 and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.
  • Luke 22:33-34 : 33 And he said to him, `Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;' 34 and he said, `I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'
  • John 13:36-38 : 36 Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, `Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.' 37 Peter saith to him, `Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;' 38 Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'
  • 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 where `is' the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?
  • Luke 14:33 : 33 `So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

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    57And 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;'

    58and Jesus said to him, `The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.'

    59And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

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    20and Jesus saith to him, `The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'

    21And another of his disciples said to him, `Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'

    22and Jesus said to him, `Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'

    23And when he entered into the boat his disciples did follow him,

  • 61And another also said, `I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

  • 9And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

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    36Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, `Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'

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  • 16And lo, one having come near, said to him, `Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

  • Luke 5:27-28
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    27And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;'

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  • John 1:37-38
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    37and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

    38And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, `What seek ye?' and they said to them, `Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

  • 18And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;

  • 34And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

  • Matt 4:19-20
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    19and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

    20and they, immediately, having left the nets, did follow him.

  • 19and this he said, signifying by what death he shall glorify God; and having said this, he saith to him, `Be following me.'

  • 25And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them,

  • 24Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

  • 36and Simon and those with him went in quest of him,

  • 19And Jesus having risen, did follow him, also his disciples,

  • 29And they going forth from Jericho, there followed him a great multitude,

  • 1And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,

  • 17And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, `Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?'

  • 2and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

  • 28And Peter began to say to him, `Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.'

  • 27Then Peter answering said to him, `Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'

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    17and Jesus said to them, `Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;'

    18and immediately, having left their nets, they followed him.

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  • 11and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.

  • 38and he saith to them, `We may go to the next towns, that there also I may preach, for for this I came forth.'

  • 23And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

  • 21Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

  • 18And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

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    20And he answering said to him, `Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'

    21And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

  • 14and wherever he may go in, say ye to the master of the house -- The Teacher saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where the passover, with my disciples, I may eat?

  • 33And he said to him, `Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

  • 28And Peter said, `Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;'

  • 22and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'

  • 14And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

  • 38And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • 16And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?'

  • 37And he did not suffer any one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James;

  • 39And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;'