Matthew 8:22

But Iesus sayde vnto hym: Folowe me, and let the dead bury theyr dead.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

In Context

21And another, of the number of his disciples, sayde vnto hym: Lorde, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

23And when he entred into a shippe, his disciples folowed hym:

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Cross References

Matthew 9:9And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, he sawe a man, named Matthewe, syttyng at the receipte of custome: & he sayth vnto hym, folowe me. And he arose, and folowed hym.

Colossians 2:13And ye beyng dead to sinne and to the vncircumcision of your fleshe, hath he quickened with him, forgeuyng all your trepasses,

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 →

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