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Matthew 8:22 KJV
Matthew · chapter 8 · verse 22
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.Matthew 8:22 · King James Version
Matthew 8:22 in context
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.
24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Followakoloutheōto follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him, to join one as a…G190 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- deadnekrosproperly, one that has breathed his last, lifeless, deceased, departed, one whose soul is…G3498 →
- 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