Matthew 8:22
But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, Follow me, and permit the mesim (spiritually dead ones without hitkhadshut, spiritually unregenerate ones) to bury their own mesim (deceased ones, niftarim).
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
In Context
21And another of Moshiachʼs talmidim said to him, Adoneinu, allow me first to go and bury my father.
23And when he embarked into the sirah, Moshiachʼs talmidim followed him.
Cross References
Matthew 9:9And going away from there, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach saw a man called Mattityahu sitting in the tax office. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to him, Follow me. And Mattityahu arose and followed him.
John 1:43On the next day he wanted to go out into the Galil, and he finds Philippos, and says to Philippos, Follow me. + 1:43 as my talmid; 1Kgs 19:19
Ephesians 2:5Even when we were dead in our peysha'im, He made us alive together with Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach — by the unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem you have been delivered in your personal Geulah and the Yeshu'as Elokeinu + 2:5 Ps 103:12 —
Colossians 2:13And you being dead in your peysha'im + 2:13 Isa 53:8 and your orlat basar (uncircumcision of flesh) he made alive together, you together with Moshiach, having granted you selicha for all your peysha'im;
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 →