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Matthew 8:21
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
Matthew 8:21 · Bible in Basic English
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Matthew 8:21 in other translations
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
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In context
18 Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.
24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.
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