"But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead." — Matthew 8:22

Matthew 8:22 · KJV

“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”

— Matthew 8:22

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

Matthew 8 — Context

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.

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Cross References

Luke 15:32

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

Colossians 2:13

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Ephesians 5:14

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. {he: or, it}

Ephesians 2:5

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) {by...: or, by whose grace}

Ephesians 2:1

And you {hath he quickened}, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

John 1:43

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

1 Timothy 5:6

But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. {in...: or, delicately}

Matthew 4:18-22

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.