Parallel Bible results for "Matthew 8:18-22"

Matthew 8:18-22

18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

18 When Jesus saw that a curious crowd was growing by the minute, he told his disciples to get him out of there to the other side of the lake.

19 And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

19 As they left, a religion scholar asked if he could go along. "I'll go with you, wherever," he said.

20 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

20 Jesus was curt: "Are you ready to rough it? We're not staying in the best inns, you know."

21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

21 Another follower said, "Master, excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have my father's funeral to take care of."

22 And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

22 Jesus refused. "First things first. Your business is life, not death. Follow me. Pursue life."

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