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Matthew 8:22
New International Version
Matthew 8:22
New International Version
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me,(A) and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:22
Amplified Bible
Matthew 8:22
Amplified Bible
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me [believing in Me as Master and Teacher], and allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead.”
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Matthew 8:22
New Living Translation
Matthew 8:22
New Living Translation
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.[a]”
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- 8:22 Greek Let the dead bury their own dead.
Matthew 8:22
New Century Version
Matthew 8:22
New Century Version
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the people who are dead bury their own dead.”
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