Matthew 8:23
Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
In Context
22"Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Cross References
Matthew 9:1Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to His own town.
Luke 7:22Then He answered the messengers, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind men receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are purified, deaf persons hear, the dead are raised to life, the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them.
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 →