And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Treasury of Scripture Follow me. Matthew 4:19-22 And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men... Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from there, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me... Matthew 16:24 Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. suffer. 1 Kings 19:20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you... Haggai 1:2 Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built. Matthew 6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 8:21,22 And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father...
Context The Cost of Following Jesus
57And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go. 58And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head. 59And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go you and preach the kingdom of God. 61And another also said, Lord, I will follow you; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62And Jesus said to him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.
Darby Bible Translation
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.
King James Bible
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Young's Literal Translation
And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'
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