Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
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,
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].
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.
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 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father." 22 "Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead." 23 Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 9:9
Passing on thence Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed Him.
John 1:43
The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
Matthew 4:18-22
And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.
Luke 15:32
We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"
Ephesians 2:1
To you Gentiles also, who were dead through your offences and sins,
Ephesians 2:5
caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved--
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason it is said, "Rise, sleeper; rise from among the dead, and Christ will shed light upon you."
Colossians 2:13
And to you--dead as you once were in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your natural state--He has nevertheless given Life with Himself, having forgiven us all our transgressions.
1 Timothy 5:6
but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.