Matthew 8:19

8:19 Then ¹  an expert in the law ²  came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” ³ 

Matthew 8:21

8:21 Another ⁴  of the ⁵  disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Matthew 20:4

20:4 He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’

Matthew 27:65

27:65 Pilate said to them, “Take ⁶  a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”

[8:19]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then.”

[8:19]  ² tn Or “a scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[8:19]  ³ sn The statement I will follow you wherever you go is an offer to follow Jesus as a disciple, no matter what the cost.

[8:21]  ⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[8:21]  ⁵ tc ‡ Most mss (C L W Θ 0250 Ë^1,13 Ï lat sy mae bo) read αὐτοῦ (autou, “his”) here, but the earliest witnesses, א and B (along with 33 and a few others), lack it. The addition may have been a motivated reading to clarify whose disciples were in view. NA²⁷ includes the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[27:65]  ⁷ tn Grk “You have a guard.”