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As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, "I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord."
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A Rash Promise
Commentators note this man, identified as a scribe in Matthew's Gospel, makes an enthusiastic but rash promise. His zeal was based on impulse, not a true understanding of what following Jesus meant. Scholars see him as a 'volunteer' who had not 'counted the cost,' a warning against making commitments to Christ without soberly considering the required sacrifice.
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A certain man (τις). Matthew 8:19 calls him "a scribe."Luke 9:57–60; Matthew 8:19–22, but not in…
19th Century
Anglican
Lord, I will follow thee.—See Notes on Matthew 8:19-22. The two anecdotes, if we may so call them, are placed by the two…
Baptist
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. And Jesus s…
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Using the terminology of discipleship (“follow”), the first man amplifies it with a sweeping promise. Jesus’ reply is in accord with his prior defi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, as they went in the way From one village of the Samaritans, to the other; though if this is the…
Presbyterian
Here is one who is eager to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we intend to follow Christ, …
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