Then a teacher of the law came to him. He said, “Teacher, I will follow you no matter where you go.”
So Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher who knew the Law of Moses very well. The Lord, the God of Israel, had given Israel that law. The king had given Ezra everything he asked for. That’s because the Lord his God helped him.
In the same way, you must give up everything you have. Those of you who don’t cannot be my disciple.
Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
But I might stay with you for a while. I might even spend the winter. Then you can help me on my journey everywhere I go.