Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and suffer 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.
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.
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
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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 And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;' 22 and Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.' 23 And when he entered into the boat his disciples did follow him,
Names
Cross References
Matthew 9:9
And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, 'Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.
John 1:43
On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, 'Be following me.'
Matthew 4:18-22
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea -- for they were fishers --
Luke 15:32
but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'
Ephesians 2:1
Also you -- being dead in the trespasses and the sins,
Ephesians 2:5
even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,)
Ephesians 5:14
wherefore he saith, 'Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
Colossians 2:13
And you -- being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh -- He made alive together with him, having forgiven you all the trespasses,
1 Timothy 5:6
and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;