Matthew 8:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

New Living Translation
Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

English Standard Version
And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

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

New American Standard Bible
Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

NASB 1995
Then a scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."

NASB 1977
And a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

Amplified Bible
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.”

Christian Standard Bible
A scribe approached him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A scribe approached Him and said, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!"

Contemporary English Version
A teacher of the Law of Moses came up to him and said, "Teacher, I'll go anywhere with you!"

Good News Translation
A teacher of the Law came to him. "Teacher," he said, "I am ready to go with you wherever you go."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I'll follow you wherever you go."

International Standard Version
Just then, a scribe came up and told 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."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

New King James Version
Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

King James 2000 Bible
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, 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."

World English Bible
A scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

American King James Version
And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow you wherever you go.

American Standard Version
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

A Faithful Version
And a certain scribe came to Him and said, "Master, I will follow You wherever You may go."

Darby Bible Translation
And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.

English Revised Version
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

Webster's Bible Translation
And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then came there a certaine Scribe, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And a certayne Scribe came, & sayde vnto hym: Maister, I wyll folowe thee, whyther soeuer thou goest.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And there came a scribe and sayde vnto hym: master, I wyll folowe the, whyther so euer thou goest.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And ther came a scribe and sayd vnto hym: master I wyll folowe ye whyther so ever thou goest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and a certain scribe having come, said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You may go”;

Berean Literal Bible
And one scribe, having approached Him, said "Teacher, I will follow You wherever that You should go."

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And one scribe, coming near, said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And one scribe having come to Him, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you might go.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And one scribe, approaching, said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you will go.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
One scribe came near and said to him, “Rabbi, I shall come after you, wherever you go.”

Lamsa Bible
And a scribe drew near and said to him, O my teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And a certain scribe came and said to him: Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

Godbey New Testament
And one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.

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

Mace New Testament
when a certain scribe came to him, and said, Master, I will follow you where-ever you go.

Weymouth New Testament
when 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:
















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