Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But Jesus answered him, "Become my follower, and let the [spiritually] dead bury them" [i.e., let a person's relatives care for their own family members until they die].
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus *said to him,
King James Version
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Holman Bible
But Jesus told him,
International Standard Version
But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
A Conservative Version
But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
American Standard Version
But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
Amplified
But Jesus said to him,
Anderson New Testament
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
Common New Testament
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Jesus said to him, follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
Darby Translation
But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus says to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Goodspeed New Testament
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"
John Wesley New Testament
But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the deadto bury their dead.
Julia Smith Translation
But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead inter the dead.
King James 2000
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"
Modern King James verseion
But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and let the dead bury their dead.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But Jesus said unto him, "Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Montgomery New Testament
"Follow me," Jesus said to him, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
NET Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
New Heart English Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Noyes New Testament
But he saith to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
Sawyer New Testament
But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
The Emphasized Bible
But, Jesus, saith unto him, - Be following me, and leave, the dead, to bury, their own dead.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus answered: "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead."
Webster
But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Weymouth New Testament
"Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Williams New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
World English Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Worrell New Testament
But Jesus saith to him, "Follow Me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Worsley New Testament
but Jesus said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Crosses lake galilee and quiets the squall
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Preferring Christ to all earthly relations
Topics
Interlinear
De
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 8:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
What It Takes To Be A Disciple
21 Then another one of His disciples said to Him, "Allow me to go and bury my father first." 22 But Jesus answered him, "Become my follower, and let the [spiritually] dead bury them" [i.e., let a person's relatives care for their own family members until they die]. 23 And when He entered a boat, His disciples followed Him.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus moved on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the toll booth [i.e., collecting taxes]. He said to him, "Become my follower." And he got up and followed Him.
John 1:43
[Then] on the next day He [i.e., Jesus, but some think it refers to Peter or Andrew] decided to travel into Galilee, [and there] He found Philip. Jesus said to Philip, "Become my follower."
Matthew 4:18-22
While Jesus was walking beside Lake Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting their net into the lake, because they were fishermen.
Luke 15:32
But it was [only] proper that we celebrate and have a good time, for this brother of yours was dead [spiritually], but is [now] alive again; he was lost [from me] but [now] is found.'"
Ephesians 2:1
And you [Gentiles] were once [spiritually] dead because of your shortcomings and sins.
Ephesians 2:5
restored [spiritual] life to us with Christ, even though we were [spiritually] dead because of our sins --- it is by God's unearned favor that you have been saved.
Ephesians 5:14
So, it says, "You who are asleep, wake up and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you [i.e., illuminate you]." [Note: The foregoing words may have been an early saying, used at someone's immersion, which included the ideas of "rising up" (See Col. 2:12) and "illumination" (See Heb. 6:4)].
Colossians 2:13
And when you were [spiritually] dead because of your sins and your lack of being physically circumcised [Note: This refers to their having been unconverted Gentiles and therefore outside of a relationship with God], God made you alive [again] together with Christ, having forgiven us for all of our sins.
1 Timothy 5:6
But the widow who devotes herself to unrestrained pleasure is [spiritually] dead, even while still living.