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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)."
And another of his disciples saide vnto him, Master, suffer me first to goe, and burie my father.
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.
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
For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
For when they had come to know God, they did not give Him glory as God nor render Him thanks, but they became absorbed in useless discussions, and their senseless minds were darkened.
for all alike have sinned, and all consciously come short of the glory of God,
For we are a fragrance of Christ grateful to God in those whom He is saving and in those who are perishing;
And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.
I have enough of everything--and more than enough. My wants are fully satisfied now that I have received from the hands of Epaphroditus the generous gifts which you sent me--they are a fragrant odor, an acceptable sacrifice, truly pleasing to God.
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the Evil one.
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.
