Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
In Context
21And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
23And when he had entered into the ship, his disciples followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9And Jesus, passing on from thence, saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the place of receiving custom; and he says to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.
John 1:43On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee. And he finds Philip; and Jesus says to him: Follow me.
Ephesians 2:5even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,)
Colossians 2:13And you also, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made alive together with him, graciously forgiving us all our trespasses;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:19-23
Christ's Answer to a Scribe and Another. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And 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. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me;… Read the whole commentary →