Matthew 8:22

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Summary

Matthew 8:22

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

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Matthew 4:18

Matthew 9:9

John 1:43

And

1 Timothy 5:6

General references

Ezekiel 44:25

Bible References

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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.

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.

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

And

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.’”

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

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

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,

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

General references

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.