Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” New Living Translation Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” English Standard Version Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Berean Standard Bible Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” Berean Literal Bible And another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, allow me first to go and to bury my father." King James Bible And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. New King James Version Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” New American Standard Bible And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” NASB 1995 Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” NASB 1977 And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” Legacy Standard Bible And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” Amplified Bible Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father (collect my inheritance).” Christian Standard Bible “Lord,” another of his disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.” American Standard Version And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But another of his disciples said to him, “My Lord, allow me to first go bury my Father.” Contemporary English Version Another disciple said to Jesus, "Lord, let me wait till I bury my father." Douay-Rheims Bible And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. English Revised Version And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. GOD'S WORD® Translation Another disciple said to him, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father." Good News Translation Another man, who was a disciple, said, "Sir, first let me go back and bury my father." International Standard Version Then another of his disciples told him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Literal Standard Version And another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to depart and to bury my father”; Majority Standard Bible Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” New American Bible Another of [his] disciples said to him, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.” NET Bible Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." New Revised Standard Version Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” New Heart English Bible And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father." Webster's Bible Translation And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Weymouth New Testament Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father." World English Bible Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” Young's Literal Translation And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cost of Discipleship…20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” 21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”… Cross References 1 Kings 19:20 So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you." "Go on back," Elijah replied, "for what have I done to you?" Matthew 8:20 Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head." Matthew 8:22 But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead." Treasury of Scripture And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. another. Luke 9:59-62 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father… suffer. Matthew 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Leviticus 21:11,12 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; … Numbers 6:6,7 All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body… Jump to Previous Allow Bury Depart Disciple Disciples First Honours Last Permit Sir SufferJump to Next Allow Bury Depart Disciple Disciples First Honours Last Permit Sir SufferMatthew 8 1. Jesus cleanses the leper;5. heals the centurion's servant, 14. Peter's mother in law, 16. and many others; 18. shows the cost of following him; 23. stills the storm on the sea; 28. drives the demons out of two men possessed; 31. and tells them to go into the pigs. (21) Suffer me first to go and bury my father.--A curious tradition, preserved by Clement of Alexandria, says that the disciple who came with this request was Philip. Nothing in the Gospel history, however, suggests this. Philip had been called before, and had obeyed the call (John 1:43). All that we can say is that it may have been so, and that he may at this stage of his spiritual growth have shrunk from the fresh activity of actual service in the work of evangelising. The form of the petition may mean either (1) that his father was then actually dead, and that the disciple asked leave to remain and pay the last honours to his remains, or (2) that he asked to remain with his father till his death. The latter seems by far the most probable. In the East burial followed so immediately on death that the former would hardly have involved more than the delay of a few hours. In the latter case the request was, in fact, a plea for indefinite postponement. This at least fits in best with the apparent severity of our Lord's answer.Verse 21. - And another of his (Revised Version, the) disciples said unto him. Disciples in the wider sense (Matthew 5:1, note),whether the twelve had or had not been chosen. In the latter case, the man may have been Thomas (Trench, loc. cit.), but hardly Philip (Clem. Alex.) after John 1:43. Yet it is precarious to see in him the despondency of Thomas (John 11:6; John 20:24, 25) merely because his father is dead, and he has scruples about immediately following Christ. Lord, suffer me first. The man's words imply a consciousness of a call. His heart told him that he ought to go, but he asks for a delay, and, in fact, a real difficulty seems to hinder him from going. St. Luke places the Lord's "Follow me" before the man's request; but here, as in textual criticism, proclivi scriptioni praestat ardua. To go and bury my father. Then lying dead. Of all filial duties perhaps the most bind-ins (cf. Tobit 4:3 Tobit 14:10, 11). Observe (1) that the burial would take place much sooner than is usual with us, and would seldom be more than twenty-four hours after death; (2) that, however, according to Jewish law, the ceremonial observances connected with the burial and consequent purifications would have taken many days (Edersheim, 'Life,' 2:133). Greek AnotherἝτερος (Heteros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. of His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. disciples μαθητῶν (mathētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. requested, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “Lord, Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. first πρῶτον (prōton) Adverb - Superlative Strong's 4412: First, in the first place, before, formerly. Neuter of protos as adverb; firstly. let ἐπίτρεψόν (epitrepson) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 2010: To turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit. From epi and the base of trope; to turn over, i.e. Allow. me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. go ἀπελθεῖν (apelthein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. bury θάψαι (thapsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2290: To bury. A primary verb; to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. Inter. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. father.” πατέρα (patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. Links Matthew 8:21 NIVMatthew 8:21 NLT Matthew 8:21 ESV Matthew 8:21 NASB Matthew 8:21 KJV Matthew 8:21 BibleApps.com Matthew 8:21 Biblia Paralela Matthew 8:21 Chinese Bible Matthew 8:21 French Bible Matthew 8:21 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 8:21 Another of his disciples said to him (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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