And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Ver. 19. Master, I will follow thee, &c.] As Samson followed his parents till he met with a honeycomb; or as a dog follows his master till he come by a carrion. Vix diligitur Iesus, propter Iesum. But, as Isaac loved Esau, for venison was his meat, Genesis 25:28, and as Judah's rulers "loved with shame, Give ye,"Hosea 4:18; so do hypocrites; they serve not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own bellies, Romans 16:18; they have his person in admiration only for advantage,Judges 1:16; they can bear the cross with Judas, so they may bear the bag and lick their own fingers. Ephraim is a heifer that loveth to tread out the grain, because while it treads it feeds, Hosea 10:11. But such delicate self-seekers are rejected, as here; when those that have honest aims and ends hear, "Come and see,"John 1:46 .