Matthew 8:22

But Jesus *said to him, Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

John 1:43

The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, Follow Me.”

Matthew 4:18-22

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

Ephesians 2:1

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Ephesians 2:5

even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason it says,
Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you.”

Colossians 2:13

When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,

1 Timothy 5:6

But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

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Matthew 4:18
Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.
John 1:43
The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, Follow Me.”

And

Luke 15:32
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”
Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason it says,
Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you.”
Colossians 2:13
When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,
1 Timothy 5:6
But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives.

General references

Ezekiel 44:25
They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves.