King James Version
Matthew 8:22 in the King James Version says “But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.”
Matthew 8:22 · KJV
And 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.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Follow”
G190properly, to be in the same way with, i.e., to accompany (specially, as a disciple)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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