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


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.

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 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 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.