Matthew 8:18-22

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The Would-be Followers of Jesus^(A)

¹⁸ When Jesus saw the large crowds around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.^{[a] 19} Just then, a scribe came up and told him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

²⁰ Jesus told him,

²¹ Then another of his disciples told him, “Lord,^[d] first let me go and bury my father.”

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