A.T. Robertson Commentary Matthew 8:19

"And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest." — Matthew 8:19 (ASV)

A scribe (εις γραμματευς). One (εις)="a," indefinite article. Already a disciple as shown by "another of the disciples" (ετερος των μαθητων) in 8:21. He calls Jesus "Teacher" (διδασκαλε), but he seems to be a "bumptious" brother full of self-confidence and selfcomplacency. "Even one of that most unimpressionable class, in spirit and tendency utterly opposed to the ways of Jesus" (Bruce). Yet Jesus deals gently with him.