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Luke 9:57 KJV
Luke · chapter 9 · verse 57
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.Luke 9:57 · King James Version
Luke 9:57 in context
55But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
57And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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Key words (Strong's)
- whithersoeverhopouwhere, whereasG3699 →
- whithersoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- followakoloutheōto follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him, to join one as a…G190 →
- passginomaito becomeG1096 →
- wentporeuōto lead over, carry over, transfer, to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to…G4198 →
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We have here an account of three several persons that offered themselves to follow Christ, and the answers that Christ gave to each of them. The two former we had an account of in Mat 19:21. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 57-62