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Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:22 · World English Bible
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Matthew 8:22 in other translations
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
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In context
19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20 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 Another of his 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 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
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