Matthew 8:22

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:43 : 43 ¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, ‹Follow me.›
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
  • Col 2:13 : 13 ¶ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
  • Eph 2:1 : 1 ¶ And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;
  • Eph 2:5 : 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 ¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, ‹Follow me.› And he arose, and followed him.
  • Luke 15:32 : 32 ‹It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.›
  • 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
  • Matt 4:18-22 : 18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, ‹Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.› 20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

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    59And he said unto another, ‹Follow me.› But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

    60Jesus said unto him, ‹Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.›

    61And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

    62And Jesus said unto him, ‹No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.›

  • Matt 8:18-21
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    18¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

    19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

    20And Jesus saith unto him, ‹The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air› [have] ‹nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay› [his] ‹head.›

    21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

  • John 21:19
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    19This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, ‹Follow me.›

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    24¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, ‹If any› [man] ‹will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.›

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    57¶ And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain [man] said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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    23¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

  • Mark 8:34
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    34And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, ‹Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.›

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    28And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

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    22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

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  • Luke 14:25-27
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  • Matt 9:18-19
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    18¶ While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

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    12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

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    22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, ‹Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.›

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    19And he saith unto them, ‹Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.›

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    22Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

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    37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

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    11And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

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    52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, ‹Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.›

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    17And Jesus said unto them, ‹Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.›

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    20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

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