Matthew 8:19-22

GOD’S WORD Translation

What It Takes to Be a Disciple^(A)

¹⁹ An expert in Moses’ Teachings came to him and said, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go.”

²⁰ Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep.”

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

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