Matthew 8:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Another disciple said to Jesus, “Lord, let me wait till I bury my father.”

Cross References

Haggai 1:2

that the LORD All-Powerful had said to them and to the people: You say this isn't the right time to build a temple for me. But is it right for you to live in expensive houses, while my temple is a pile of ruins? Just look at what's happening.

Matthew 19:29

All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given a hundred times as much. They will also have eternal life.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”

Matthew 8:22

Jesus answered, “Come with me, and let the dead bury their dead.”

2 Corinthians 5:16

We are careful not to judge people by what they seem to be, though we once judged Christ in that way.