Matthew 8:18-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Following Jesus
18 When Jesus saw large crowds[a](A) around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.[b] 19 A scribe approached Him and said,(B) “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!”
20 Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man(C) has no place to lay His head.”
21 “Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”[c]
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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- Matthew 8:18 Other mss read saw a crowd
- Matthew 8:18 = Sea of Galilee
- Matthew 8:21 Not necessarily meaning his father was already dead
Matthew 8:18-22
Common English Bible
Discussions about following
18 Now when Jesus saw the crowd, he ordered his disciples to go over to the other side of the lake. 19 A legal expert came and said to him, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go.”
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Human One[a] has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another man, one of his disciples, said to him, “Lord, first let me 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 Or Son of Man
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