⁵ ‘My father made me swear an oath^(A) and said, “I am about to die;^(B) bury me in the tomb I dug for myself^(C) in the land of Canaan.”^(D) Now let me go up and bury my father;^(E) then I will return.’”

¹⁴ They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself^(A) in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes,^(B) and they made a huge fire^(C) in his honor.

⁶⁰ and placed it in his own new tomb^(A) that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.

²⁹ When the time drew near for Israel^(A) to die,^(B) he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes,^(C) put your hand under my thigh^(D) and promise that you will show me kindness^(E) and faithfulness.^(F) Do not bury me in Egypt, ³⁰ but when I rest with my fathers,^(G) carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried.”^(H)

“I will do as you say,” he said.

³¹ “Swear to me,”^(I) he said. Then Joseph swore to him,^(J) and Israel^(K) worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.^[a](L)

⁵⁹ He said to another man, “Follow me.”^(A)

But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

⁶⁰ Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”^(B)

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

²² But Jesus told him, “Follow me,^(A) and let the dead bury their own dead.”