Matthew 8:21
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21 Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
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Matthew 8:21
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21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:59-62
New Living Translation
59 He said to another person, “Come, follow me.”
The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead![a] Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
61 Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”
62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
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- 9:60 Greek Let the dead bury their own dead.
Luke 9:59-62
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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)
61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”(C)
62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
Numbers 6:6-7
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6 And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the Lord. 7 Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God.
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Numbers 6:6-7
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6 “‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(A) 7 Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean(B) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head.
Leviticus 21:11-12
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11 He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother. 12 He must not defile the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord.
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Leviticus 21:11-12
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Matthew 19:29
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29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
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Matthew 19:29
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29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife[a] or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.(A)
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- Matthew 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.
1 Kings 19:20-21
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20 Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”
Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”
21 So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant.
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1 Kings 19:20-21
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20 Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,”(A) he said, “and then I will come with you.”
“Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”
21 So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen(B) and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.(C)
Haggai 1:2
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2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’”
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Haggai 1:2
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2 This is what the Lord Almighty(A) says: “These people(B) say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.(C)’”
Deuteronomy 33:9-10
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9 The Levites obeyed your word
and guarded your covenant.
They were more loyal to you
than to their own parents.
They ignored their relatives
and did not acknowledge their own children.
10 They teach your regulations to Jacob;
they give your instructions to Israel.
They present incense before you
and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.
Deuteronomy 33:9-10
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9 He said of his father and mother,(A)
‘I have no regard for them.’
He did not recognize his brothers
or acknowledge his own children,
but he watched over your word
and guarded your covenant.(B)
10 He teaches(C) your precepts to Jacob
and your law to Israel.(D)
He offers incense before you(E)
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.(F)
2 Corinthians 5:16
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16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
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2 Corinthians 5:16
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16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly(A) point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
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