Luke 9:57

Exacting Discipleship

57 ¹As they were going along the road, ²someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever * You go."

Luke 9:57 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:57

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 same history related in ( Matthew 8:19 ) it was as Christ went from Capernaum to the sea side, in order to go to the other side of it; and must be inserted here, without regard to the order of time:

a certain man said unto him;
if the same as in Matthew, he is there said to be a "Scribe";

Lord, I will follow thee, wheresoever thou goest.
The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read these words by way of question, "Lord, shall I not follow thee wheresoever thou goest?" (See Gill on Matthew 8:19).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 9:57 In-Context

55 But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;

56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."] And they went on to another village.

57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."

58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

59 And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord , permit me first to go and bury my father."

Cross References 2

1. Luke 9:51
2. Luke 9:57-60: {Matthew 8:19-22}

Luke 9:57

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Exacting Discipleship

Luke 9:57 Meaning and Commentary

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