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


In Context

19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

20 Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

21 Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

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

23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.

24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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