Matthew 8:21
But another of his disciples, whom he ordered to follow Him, said unto Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father:
1770 John Worsley NT
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 said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
Cross References
Matthew 19:29yea and every one who hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit eternal life.
2 Corinthians 5:16Wherefore we henceforth know no one according to the flesh: and if we have known even Christ after the flesh, yet now we thus know Him no more.
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 →