Matthew 8:21
And, another of the disciples, saith unto him,—Lord! suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
In Context
22But, Jesus, saith unto him,—Be following me, and leave, the dead, to bury, their own dead.
Cross References
Numbers 6:6All the days for which he hath separated himself unto Yahweh to no dead person, shall he go in.
1 Kings 19:20and he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said—Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, that I may follow thee. And he said unto him,—Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?
Matthew 19:29And, whosoever left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for sake of my name, manifold, shall receive, and life, age-abiding, shall inherit.
2 Corinthians 5:16So that, we, henceforth, know, no one, after the flesh: if we have even been gaining, after the flesh, a knowledge of Christ,
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 →