And one scribe, approaching, said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you will go."
this same Ezra, ascended from Babylon; and he was a proficient scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God gave to Israel. And the king granted to him his every petition. For the hand of the Lord, his God, was over him.
Therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.
Where are the wise? Where are the scribes? Where are the truth-seekers of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of this world into foolishness?
And perhaps I will stay with you, and even spend the winter, so that you may lead me on my way, whenever I depart.