Matthew 8:22

Bible in Basic English 1965

But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.

Cross References

1 Kings 19:20

And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

Matthew 8:21

And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

Matthew 9:9

And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

Mark 2:14

And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

Luke 15:24

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

Luke 15:32

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

Luke 9:59

And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

Luke 9:60

But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.

John 1:43

The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

John 21:19

Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

John 21:22

Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.

Ephesians 2:1

And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

Ephesians 2:5

Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ by grace you have salvation,

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

Colossians 2:13

And you, being dead through your sins and the evil condition of your flesh, to you, I say, he gave life together with him, and forgiveness of all our sins;

1 Timothy 5:6

But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.