22But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.


In Context

19 And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.

20 And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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

22 But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

23 And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:

24 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.

Matthew 8:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus said to him, |Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:22and Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:22But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.