Charles Spurgeon 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)

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

How bold he is with his boasting! But Jesus knows that the fastest professors are often just as fast deserters, so he tests him before he takes him into the band of his followers.