So therefore, every one of you who does not say ‘goodbye’ to everything he owns cannot be my disciple.
Matthew 8:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) [While there] an expert in the Law of Moses said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And a scribe came up and said to Him, Master, I will accompany You wherever You go. American Standard Version (1901) And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. Common English Bible A legal expert came and said to him, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go.” Catholic Public Domain Version And one scribe, approaching, said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you will go." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go. |
So therefore, every one of you who does not say ‘goodbye’ to everything he owns cannot be my disciple.
Where is the wise person? And where is the expert in the law? [And] where is the debater of this world?
And perhaps I will stay with you, even for the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.