Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
But Iesus said vnto him, Follow me, & let the dead, bury their dead.
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18¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
18¶ *And Iesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the Sea (for they were fishers)
19And he saith vnto them, Follow mee: and I will make you fishers of men.
20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21And going on from thence, hee sawe other two brethren, Iames the sonne of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
22And they immediatly left the shippe and their father, and followed him.
- Matthew 9:9Rank 9 from verse 22
9¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
9¶ *And as Iesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receite of custome: and he saith vnto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
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Matthew 8:22
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.
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Sense 1: To place a dead body in a grave or tomb. Sense 2: To cover or conceal beneath earth or another substance.
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8:18¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
8:18¶ Now when Iesus saw great multitudes about him, hee gaue commaundement to depart vnto the other side.
8:19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
8:19*And a certaine Scribe came, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest.
8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
8:20And 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.
8:21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
8:21And another of his Disciples said vnto him, Lord, suffer me first to goe, and bury my father.
8:22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
8:22But Iesus said vnto him, Follow me, & let the dead, bury their dead.
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