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21 Another of his disciples said, “Sir, when my father is dead, then I will follow you.”[a]

22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now![b] Let those who are spiritually dead care for their own dead.”

23 Then he got into a boat and started across the lake with his disciples.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:21 when my father is dead, then I will follow you, or “let me first go and bury my father.”
  2. Matthew 8:22 now, implied. spiritually dead, implied.

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