Mat 8:19 | RWP | e4.org | A scribe ( εις γραμματευς ). One ( εις )="a," indefinite article. Already a disciple as shown by "another of the disciples" ( ετερος των μαθητων ) in . He calls Jesus "Teacher" ( διδασκαλε ), but he seems to be a "bumptious" brother full of self-confidence and self-complacency. "Even one of that most unimpressionable class, in spirit and tendency utterly opposed to the ways of Jesus" (Bruce). Yet Jesus deals gently with him.

‏ Matthew 8:19

A scribe ( εις γραμματευς ). One ( εις )="a," indefinite article. Already a disciple as shown by "another of the disciples" ( ετερος των μαθητων ) in 8:21. He calls Jesus "Teacher" ( διδασκαλε ), but he seems to be a "bumptious" brother full of self-confidence and self-complacency. "Even one of that most unimpressionable class, in spirit and tendency utterly opposed to the ways of Jesus" (Bruce). Yet Jesus deals gently with him.