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Matthew 8:19

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

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσελθὼνproselthōncameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameεἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.γραμματεὺςgrammateusscribeγραμματεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΔιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.MasterἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōI will followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will follow”, an action still aheadG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.I will followσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeὅπουhopouwhereὅπουconjunction — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.ἐὰνeanwhithersoeverἐάνparticle — “whithersoever”G1437if.whithersoeverἀπέρχῃaperchēthou goestἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, present middle subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou goest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.thou goest

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.

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