Matthew 8:21

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Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

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  • Luke 9:59-62 : 59 He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.' 60 Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.' 61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.' 62 Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'
  • Hag 1:2 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: These people say, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.'
  • Lev 21:11-12 : 11 He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother. 12 He must not leave the sanctuary or defile the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
  • Num 6:6-7 : 6 During the entire time of their vow to the LORD, they must not go near a dead body. 7 Even if their father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean for them, because the consecration to God is upon their head.
  • Deut 33:9-9 : 9 He said of his father and mother, "I do not regard them;" he did not acknowledge his brothers or recognize his children, for they kept Your word and guarded Your covenant. 10 They will teach Your judgments to Jacob and Your law to Israel; they will offer incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  • 1 Kgs 19:20-21 : 20 Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, 'Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.' Elijah said to him, 'Go back, for what have I done to you?' 21 Elisha returned, took the pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the equipment of the oxen, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his attendant.
  • Matt 19:29 : 29 And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
  • 2 Cor 5:16 : 16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Even though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

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    57 As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

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    61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'

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  • Matt 8:22-23
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    22 But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'

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  • Matt 8:19-20
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