World English Bible
Matthew 8:22
“But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
Verse in context — Matthew 8
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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.
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Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
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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.
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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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Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.
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