And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, Please, let me kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to you?
Matthew 8:22 - Modern King James Version But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and let the dead bury their 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. |
And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, Please, let me kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to you?
And another of His disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me! And he arose and followed Him.
And as He passed on, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me. And he arose and followed Him.
for this my son was dead and is alive again, he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
And He said to another, Follow Me! But he said, Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father.
Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.
The day after, Jesus desired to go forth into Galilee. And He found Philip and said to him, Follow Me.
He spoke this signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, Follow Me.
Jesus said to him, If I desire that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.
And He has made you alive, who were once dead in trespasses and sins,
(even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),
Therefore he says, "Awake, sleeping ones! And arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light."
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,