King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 8:21

“And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”

Verse in context — Matthew 8

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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.›

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

But Jesus said unto him, ‹Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.›

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.