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Selected Verse: Matthew 8:19 - Strong Concordance
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| Mt 8:19 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] a certain [1520] scribe [1122] came [4334], and said [2036] unto him [846], Master [1320], I will follow [190] thee [4671] whithersoever [1437] [3699] thou goest [565]. |
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King James |
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF DISCIPLESHIP. ( = Luk 9:57-62). (Mat 8:18-22)
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And a certain scribe came ... - It is not improbable that this man had seen the miracles of Jesus, and had formed an expectation that by following him he would obtain some considerable worldly advantage. Christ, in reply to his professed purpose to follow him, proclaimed his own poverty, and dashed the hopes of the avaricious scribe. The very foxes and birds, says he, have places of repose and shelter, but the Son of man has no home and no pillow. He is a stranger in his own world - a wanderer and an outcast from the homes of people. Compare Joh 1:11.
Son of man - This means, evidently, Jesus himself. No title is more frequently given to the Saviour than this, and yet there is much difficulty in explaining it. The word "son" is used in a great variety of significations. See the notes at Mat 1:1. The name "Son of man" is given to Jesus only three times in the New Testament Act 7:56; Rev 1:13; Rev 14:14, except by himself. When he speaks of himself, this is the most common appellation by which he is known. The phrase "Son of God," given to Christ, denotes a unique connection with God, Joh 10:36. The name "Son of man" probably denotes a corresponding unique connection with man. Perhaps the Saviour used it to signify the interest he felt in man; his special love and friendship for him; and his willingness to devote himself to the best interests of the race. It is sometimes, however, used as synonymous with "Messiah," Mat 16:28; Joh 1:34; Act 8:37; Joh 12:34. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Luk 9:57. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
A certain scribe - Though ἑις γραμματευς, One scribe, may be considered as a Hebraism, yet it is probable that the literal construction of it was intended, to show that few of this class came to the Lord Jesus for instruction or salvation.
Master - Rather, teacher, διδασκαλε from διδασκω, I teach, which itself seems to be derived from δεικω, I show, and means the person who shows or points out a particular way or science.
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest - A man who is not illuminated by the Spirit of God thinks himself capable of any thing: he alone who is divinely taught knows he can do nothing but through Christ strengthening him. Every teacher among the Jews had disciples, and some especially that followed or accompanied them wherever they went, that they might have some person at hand with whom they might converse concerning the Divine law. |
18 Now [1161] when Jesus [2424] saw [1492] great [4183] multitudes [3793] about [4012] him [846], he gave commandment [2753] to depart [565] unto [1519] the other side [4008].
19 And [2532] a certain [1520] scribe [1122] came [4334], and said [2036] unto him [846], Master [1320], I will follow [190] thee [4671] whithersoever [1437] [3699] thou goest [565].
20 And [2532] Jesus [2424] saith [3004] unto him [846], The foxes [258] have [2192] holes [5454], and [2532] the birds [4071] of the air [3772] have nests [2682]; but [1161] the Son [5207] of man [444] hath [2192] not [3756] where [4226] to lay [2827] his head [2776].
21 And [1161] another [2087] of his [846] disciples [3101] said [2036] unto him [846], Lord [2962], suffer [2010] me [3427] first [4412] to go [565] and [2532] bury [2290] my [3450] father [3962].
22 But [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto him [846], Follow [190] me [3427]; and [2532] let [863] the dead [3498] bury [2290] their [1438] dead [3498].
57 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that, as they [846] went [4198] in [1722] the way [3598], a certain [5100] man said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], Lord [2962], I will follow [190] thee [4671] whithersoever [3699] [302] thou goest [565].
58 And [2532] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto him [846], Foxes [258] have [2192] holes [5454], and [2532] birds [4071] of the air [3772] have nests [2682]; but [1161] the Son [5207] of man [444] hath [2192] not [3756] where [4226] to lay [2827] his head [2776].
59 And [1161] he said [2036] unto [4314] another [2087], Follow [190] me [3427]. But [1161] he said [2036], Lord [2962], suffer [2010] me [3427] first [4412] to go [565] and bury [2290] my [3450] father [3962].
60 [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto him [846], Let [863] the dead [3498] bury [2290] their [1438] dead [3498]: but [1161] go [565] thou [4771] and preach [1229] the kingdom [932] of God [2316].
61 And [1161] another [2087] also [2532] said [2036], Lord [2962], I will follow [190] thee [4671]; but [1161] let [2010] me [3427] first [4412] go bid them farewell [657], which are at home at [1519] my [3450] house [3624].
62 And [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], No man [3762], having put [1911] his [846] hand [5495] to [1909] the plough [723], and [2532] looking [991] back [1519] [3694], is [2076] fit [2111] for [1519] the kingdom [932] of God [2316].
34 The people [3793] answered [611] him [846], We [2249] have heard [191] out of [1537] the law [3551] that [3754] Christ [5547] abideth [3306] for [1519] ever [165]: and [2532] how [4459] sayest [3004] thou [4771], [3754] The Son [5207] of man [444] must [1163] be lifted up [5312]? who [5101] is [2076] this [3778] Son [5207] of man [444]?
37 And [1161] Philip [5376] said [2036], If [1487] thou believest [4100] with [1537] all thine [3650] heart [2588], thou mayest [1832]. And [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036], I believe [4100] that Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] is [1511] the Son [5207] of God [2316].
34 And I [2504] saw [3708], and [2532] bare record [3140] that [3754] this [3778] is [2076] the Son [5207] of God [2316].
28 Verily [281] I say [3004] unto you [5213], There be [1526] some [5100] standing [2476] here [5602], which [3748] shall [1089] not [3364] taste [1089] of death [2288], till [302] [2193] they see [1492] the Son [5207] of man [444] coming [2064] in [1722] his [846] kingdom [932].
36 Say [3004] ye [5210] of him, whom [3739] the Father [3962] hath sanctified [37], and [2532] sent [649] into [1519] the world [2889], [3754] Thou blasphemest [987]; because [3754] I said [2036], I am [1510] the Son [5207] of God [2316]?
14 And [2532] I looked [1492], and [2532] behold [2400] a white [3022] cloud [3507], and [2532] upon [1909] the cloud [3507] one sat [2521] like [3664] unto the Son [5207] of man [444], having [2192] on [1909] his [846] head [2776] a golden [5552] crown [4735], and [2532] in [1722] his [846] hand [5495] a sharp [3691] sickle [1407].
13 And [2532] in [1722] the midst [3319] of the seven [2033] candlesticks [3087] one like [3664] unto the Son [5207] of man [444], clothed with a garment [1746] down to the foot [4158], and [2532] girt [4024] about [4314] the paps [3149] with a golden [5552] girdle [2223].
56 And [2532] said [2036], Behold [2400], I see [2334] the heavens [3772] opened [455], and [2532] the Son [5207] of man [444] standing [2476] on [1537] the right hand [1188] of God [2316].
1 The book [976] of the generation [1078] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], the son [5207] of David [1138], the son [5207] of Abraham [11].
11 He came [2064] unto [1519] his own [2398], and [2532] his own [2398] received [3880] him [846] not [3756].
57 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that, as they [846] went [4198] in [1722] the way [3598], a certain [5100] man said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], Lord [2962], I will follow [190] thee [4671] whithersoever [3699] [302] thou goest [565].