Matthew 8:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
Matthew 8:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 8:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 8:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.””
Matthew 8:22 — World English Bible
Matthew 8:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead. ”
Matthew 8:22 — American Standard Version
Matthew 8:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jesus said to him, `Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'”
Matthew 8:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 8:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead. ”
Matthew 8:22 — Darby Translation
Matthew 8:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Iesus said vnto him, Followe me, and let the dead burie their dead.”
Matthew 8:22 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 8:22 in Context — Matthew 8
20 And 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.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
What Does Matthew 8:22 Mean?
Matthew 8:22 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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