King James Version
Luke 9:57 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever ...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Luke 9:57 · KJV
But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
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.
And 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.
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“it came to pass”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“that as they went”
G4198to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the way”
G3598a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“I will follow”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“thou goest”
G565to go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
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