Matthew 8:21
“And another of his Disciples said vnto him, Lord, suffer me first to goe, and bury my father.”
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Matthew 8:21 Context
19And a certaine Scribe came, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest. 20And Iesus saith vnto him, The Foxes haue holes, and the birds of the ayre haue nests: but the sonne of man hath not where to lay his head. 21And another of his Disciples said vnto him, Lord, suffer me first to goe, and bury my father. 22But Iesus said vnto him, Follow me, & let the dead, bury their dead. 23¶ And when he was entred into a ship, his Disciples followed him.
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Other Translations for Matthew 8:21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- King James Version
Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
- Basic English Bible
But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.
- Darby Bible
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- Webster's Bible
Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."
- Weymouth Bible
Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
- World English Bible
Anothir of his disciplis seide to him, Lord, suffre me to go first, and birie my fader.
- Wycliffe Bible
And another of his disciples said to him, `Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 8:21
8:21 Another said - I will follow thee without any such view; but I must mind my business first. It is not certain that his father was already dead. Perhaps his son desired to stay with him, being very old, till his death.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 8:21
Mt 8:21 Permit me first to go and bury my father. There are two views. (1) That his father was already dead, and he wished only to attend the funeral and properly observe the last rites. If this view is correct, the Savior meant to teach that the duty to the Lord is higher than any earthly duty, and when one has to yield to the other it must be the lower one. (2) The view is also held that the disciple asked that he might be permitted to remain at home until his father's death and burial, and then follow Christ. That is the more probable view. It was the case of "loving father or mother more than me" (Mt 10:37).