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Matthew 8:21 KJV
Matthew · chapter 8 · verse 21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Matthew 8:21 · King James Version
Matthew 8:21 in context
19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20And 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.
21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- sufferepitrepōto turn to, transfer, commit, intrust, to permit, allow, give leaveG2010 →
- firstprōtonfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4412 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- burythaptōto bury, interG2290 →
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Here is, I. Christ's removing to the other side of the sea of Tiberias, and his ordering his disciples, whose boats attended him, to get their transport-vessels ready, in order to it, Mat 8:18. The influences of this Sun of righteousness were not to be confined to one place, but diffused all the country over;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-22