Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, ‘Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.’ ‘Go on back,’ he replied, ‘for what have I done to you? ’
Matthew 8:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and leave the dead [in sin] to bury their own dead. American Standard Version (1901) But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead. Common English Bible But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” Catholic Public Domain Version But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and allow the dead to bury their dead." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead. |
Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, ‘Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.’ ‘Go on back,’ he replied, ‘for what have I done to you? ’
‘Lord,’ another of his disciples said, ‘first let me go and bury my father.’
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me,’ and he got up and followed him.
Then, passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me,’ and he got up and followed him.
because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! ” So they began to celebrate.
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” ’
Then he said to another, ‘Follow me.’ ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘first let me go and bury my father.’
But he told him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.’
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, ‘Follow me.’
He said this to indicate by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After saying this, he told him, ‘Follow me.’
‘If I want him to remain until I come,’ Jesus answered, ‘what is that to you? As for you, follow me.’
made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!
for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him and forgave us all our trespasses.