the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Matthew 8:21
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“Lord,” another of his disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”
And another of his Disciples said vnto him, Lord, suffer me first to goe, and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
And another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
Another man, one of Jesus' followers, said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father (collect my inheritance)."
Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
And another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
Another of His disciples requested, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Another disciple said to Jesus, "Lord, let me wait till I bury my father."
Another of the talmidim said to him, "Sir, first let me go and bury my father."
But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.
Another of Jesus' followers said to him, "Lord, I will follow you too, but let me go and bury my father first."
Another of his disciples said to him, My Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
Another man, who was a disciple, said, "Sir, first let me go back and bury my father."
And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, allow me first to go away and bury my father.
And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
Another of his talmidim said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
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And another from his disciples said to him, My Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him: My Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another, of the number of his disciples, sayde vnto hym: Lorde, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."
Anothir of his disciplis seide to him, Lord, suffre me to go first, and birie my fader.
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
Then another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
Another of his disciples said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."
Another of His followers said to Him, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."
Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
And, another of the disciples, saith unto him, - Lord! suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
A nothre yt was one of hys disciples sayd vnto hym: master suffre me fyrst to go and burye my father.
And another of his disciples said to him, `Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'
Another that was one of his disciples, sayde vnto hym: Syr, geue me leue fyrst, to go & burye my father.
another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another follower said, "Master, excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have my father's funeral to take care of."
Another fellow said, "My dad died, and as soon as his funeral's over, I'll come with you."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
another: Luke 9:59-62
suffer: Matthew 19:29, Leviticus 21:11, Leviticus 21:12, Numbers 6:6, Numbers 6:7, Deuteronomy 33:9, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Kings 19:20, 1 Kings 19:21, Haggai 1:2, 2 Corinthians 5:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 50:5 - let me go Leviticus 10:7 - ye shall Ezekiel 44:25 - General Mark 1:20 - they left
Cross-References
Also to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
When thou shalt till the grounde, it shall not henceforth yeelde vnto thee her strength: a vagabond and a runnagate shalt thou be in the earth.
And called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort vs concerning our worke and sorowe of our hands, as touching the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
When the Lorde sawe that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth, and all the imaginations of the thoughtes of his heart were onely euill continually,
And I, beholde, I will bring a flood of waters vpon the earth to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life vnder the heauen: all that is in the earth shall perish.
Nowe God remembred Noah and euery beast, and all the cattell that was with him in the Arke: therefore God made a winde to passe vpon the earth, and the waters ceased.
The fountaines also of the deepe and the windowes of heauen were stopped and the raine from heauen was restrained,
And the waters returned from aboue the earth, going and returning: and after the ende of the hundreth and fiftieth day the waters abated.
So after fourtie dayes, Noah opened the windowe of the Arke, which he had made,
And sent forth a rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And another of his disciples said unto him,.... That is, one of his disciples; for this does not suppose, that the other, the Scribe before mentioned, was one. It is possible, he might be one of the twelve. The Persic version makes him one of the disciples, whom they call "Hawarion", apostles; and, according to ancient tradition, it was d Philip. And certain it is, that he was one, who was called to preach the Gospel; so that he was not a common ordinary disciple; nor could he be one of the seventy disciples, since it was after this, that they were called and sent forth; as appears from Luke's account, Luke 9:60. But who he particularly was, cannot be certainly known, nor is it of any great importance to know it: his address to Christ is made with great respect and reverence, and in a very modest and humble manner,
Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father: for it seems, according to Luke, that Christ had bid him "follow" him: he had given him a call to be his disciple, and to go and preach the Gospel, which he did not refuse; but desires leave "first" to attend his father's funeral, who was now dead; as his requests, and Christ's answer, both suppose: though some conjecture, that he was only very aged, or was dangerously ill; and therefore it could not be thought he would live long: hence he was desirous of doing this last good office, before he entered on his public work; but these are conjectures, without any foundation: it is plain, his father was dead, and what he requested was, to go home, which perhaps might not be a great way off, and perform the funeral rites, and then return. This may seem very reasonable, since burying the dead was reckoned by the Jews, not only an act of kindness and respect to the deceased, but an act of piety and religion; and in which, men are followers of God, and imitate him, who himself buried the body of Moses e. And though this man was called to preach the Gospel, yet he might think he would be easily excused for the present, on this account; since, according to the Jewish canons, such whose dead lay before them, who were as yet unburied, were excused reading the Shema, they were free from performing the duty of prayer, and were not obliged to wear their phylacteries f.
d Clement. Alex. Strom. l. 3. p. 436. e T. Bab. Bava Metzia, fol. 30. 2. & Sota, fol. 14. 1. f Misn. Beracot, c. 3. sect. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And another of his disciples ... - The word âdiscipleâ properly signifies âlearner,â and was given to the followers of Jesus because they received him as their teacher. See the notes at Matthew 5:1. It does not of necessity mean that a âdiscipleâ was a pious man, but only one of the multitude, who, for various causes, might attend on his instructions. See John 6:66; John 9:28.
Suffer me first to go and bury my father - This seemed to be a reasonable request, as respect for parents, living or dead, is one of the first duties of religion. But the Saviour saw that in his circumstances there might be danger, if he was thus permitted to go, that he would not return to him: and he commanded him, therefore, to perform the more important duty - the duty of attending to the salvation of his soul even at the risk of the apparent neglect of another duty. The first duty of man is religion, and everything else should be made subordinate to that.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 8:21. Another of his disciples — This does not mean any of the twelve, but one of those who were constant hearers of our Lord's preaching; the name of disciple being common to all those who professed to believe in him, John 6:66. Bury my father: probably his father was old, and apparently near death; but it was a maxim among the Jews, that, if a man had any duty to perform to the dead, he was, for that time, free from the observance of any other precept or duty. The children of Adam are always in extremes; some will rush into the ministry of the Gospel without a call, others will delay long after they are called; the middle way is the only safe one: not to move a finger in the work till the call be given, and not to delay a moment after.
