Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 8:21

“Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.””

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¹⁹And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

²⁰Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

²¹Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

²²But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

²³When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

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