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Matthew 8:21
And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
Matthew 8:21 · New Heart English Bible
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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 crowd around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
19 Then a scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
21 And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
24 And behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.
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