Luke 9:57

The Cost of Following Jesus

57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

Luke 9:57 in Other Translations

57 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.

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

57 As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

57 On the road someone asked if he could go along. "I'll go with you, wherever," he said.

57 As they were traveling on the road someone 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).

Luke 9:57 In-Context

55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.

57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Cross References

• 1. ver 51