Matthew 8:19-22

Listen to Matthew 8:19-22

19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

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Cross References 2

1. Daniel 7:13; Matthew 12:8,32,40; Matthew 16:13,27,28; Matthew 17:9; Matthew 19:28; Mark 2:10; Mark 8:31
2. S Matthew 4:19

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