Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
KJV
ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐτῷ, ἀκολούθει μοι, καὶ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς.
Greek NT
Jesus autem ait illi : Sequere me, et dimitte mortuos sepelire mortuos suos.
Vulgate
But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
ASV
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θάπτω
thapto
verb · 11×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νεκρός
nekros
adjective · 128×
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheo
verb · 91×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: λέγει | WH/Treg/NIV: λέγει | RP: εἶπεν
- λέγει — SBLGNT
- λέγει — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- εἶπεν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. He stopped not, however, at the rebuke, although it was enough merely to have convicted them of their purpose, and to have put them to shame for their wickedness; but He stops not at this, but in another way closes their mouths; for, Show me, says He, the tribute money. And when they had shown it, as He ever does, by their tongue He brings out the decision, and causes them t…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210211.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
City of God · 3 passages
Chapter 18.—How Far Christians Ought to Be from Boasting, If They Have Done Anything for the Love of the Eternal Country, When the Romans Did Such Great Things for Human Glory and a Terrestrial City. What great thing, therefore, is it for that 99 eternal and celestial city to despise all the charms of this world, however pleasant, if for the sake of this terrestrial city Brutus…
Chapter 6.—What is the First Resurrection, and What the Second. After that He adds the words, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”13341334 John v. 25, 26. As yet He does not…
Chapter 15.—Who the Dead are Who are Given Up to Judgment by the Sea, and by Death and Hell. But who are the dead which were in the 435 sea, and which the sea presented? For we cannot suppose that those who die in the sea are not in hell, nor that their bodies are preserved in the sea; nor yet, which is still more absurd, that the sea retained the good, while hell received the …
Cross-references
- 1Tim 5:6 — But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- 1Tim 5:6 — But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- Col 2:13 — And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
- Eph 2:1 — And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
- Eph 2:5 — Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
- Eph 5:14 — Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
- John 1:43 — The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
- Luke 15:32 — It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
- Matt 4:19 — And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Matt 19:21 — Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.