Matthew 8:22
King James VersionSource notes
“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
Context
19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay head.
21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25And his disciples came to and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.