Matthew 8:21

Matthew 8:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
• New International Version (NIV)Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”

Context of Matthew 8:21

19Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” 23Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

Matthew 8:21 word by word

Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• ofὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ofμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• sufferἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• to goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• buryθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Matthew 8:21

• Luke 9:59Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
• Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
• Leviticus 21:11nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;
• Numbers 6:6All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body.
• Deuteronomy 33:9Who says of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them’; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Or know his own children; For they have observed Your word And kept Your covenant.
• 1 Kings 19:20And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”
• Haggai 1:2“Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Another of his disciples - This does not mean any of the twelve, but one of those who were constant hearers of our Lord's preaching; the name of disciple being common to all those who professed to believe in him, John 6:66. Bury my father: probably his father was old, and apparently near death; but it was a maxim among the Jews, that, if a man had any duty to perform to the dead, he was, for that time, free from the observance of any other precept or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And another of his disciples … - The word “disciple” properly signifies “learner,” and was given to the followers of Jesus because they received him as their teacher. See the notes at Matthew 5:1. It does not of necessity mean that a “disciple” was a pious man, but only one of the multitude, who, for various causes, might attend on his instructions. See John 6:66; John 9:28. Suffer me first to go and bury my father - This seemed to be a reasonable…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 One of the scribes was too hasty in promising; he proffers himself to be a close follower of Christ. He seems to be very resolute. Many resolutions for religion are produced by sudden conviction, and taken up without due consideration; these come to nothing. When this scribe offered to follow Christ, one would think he should have been encouraged; one scribe might do more credit and service than twelve fishermen; but Christ saw his heart, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Another of His disciples: This statement suggests that the teacher in verse 19 was also a disciple. Calling Jesus "Lord" shows a strong commitment to him. bury my father: In Judaism, this was a very important religious duty. But Jesus requires complete dedication to him.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:21

• Character
• Decision
• Excuses
• Jesus, the Christ
• Procrastination
• Self-Denial

In the dictionaries

• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak
• Torment
• Jesus Christ
• Philip (2)

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings