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Matthew 8:20-22
King James Version
Matthew 8:20-22
King James Version
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
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Matthew 8:20-22
New King James Version
Matthew 8:20-22
New King James Version
20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
21 (A)Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, (B)let me first go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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Matthew 8:20-22
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 8:20-22
Lexham English Bible
20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 21 And another of the disciples[a] 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!”
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- Matthew 8:21 Some manuscripts have “of his disciples”
Matthew 8:20-22
New International Version
Matthew 8:20-22
New International Version
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(A) has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me,(B) and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:20-22
English Standard Version
Matthew 8:20-22
English Standard Version
20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave (A)the dead to bury their own dead.”
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