KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 8:19–20
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Matthew 8:19
19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
19*And a certaine Scribe came, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.
- Luke 9.57.
Matthew 8:20
20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
20And Iesus saith vnto him, The Foxes haue holes, and the birds of the ayre haue nests: but the sonne of man hath not where to lay his head.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 8:19
Sure, definite, established, or particular though not specifically named, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A writer or clerk; among the Jews, one learned in and teaching the law.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
One who has authority, ownership, command, or superior skill; also a teacher or head of a household.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
whithersoever
To whatever place or wherever the action leads.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 8:20
Wild canine animals noted for craftiness; also used by figure of cunning or destructive persons.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Places prepared by birds for eggs and young; figuratively, dwellings, refuges, secure positions, or accumulated possessions.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Place or set down; also rested or remained in a recumbent position, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study33And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
34And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
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Open the full verse study36¶ Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
37Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
38Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
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Open the full verse study33So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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Open the full verse study25¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Open the full verse study20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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Open the full verse study57¶ 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.
58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
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Open the full verse study32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
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Open the full verse study6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
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Open the full verse study3Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
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Open the full verse study7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Open the full verse study2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
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Open the full verse study9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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Open the full verse study16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
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Open the full verse study17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
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Open the full verse study12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
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Open the full verse study3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
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Open the full verse study22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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Open the full verse study17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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Open the full verse study29But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
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Open the full verse study32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
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Open the full verse study40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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Open the full verse study27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
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Open the full verse study9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
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Open the full verse study28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Open the full verse study13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
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Open the full verse study8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
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Open the full verse study13¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
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