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NASB | Matthew 8:22 But Jesus *said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me [believing in Me as Master and Teacher], and allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead." |
Bible Question: What did Jesus mean by "allow the dead to bury their own dead"? |
Bible Answer: "Let the spiritually dead bury the physically dead. The time of Jesus' ministry was short and demanded full attention and commitment. This statement stresses the radical demands of Jesus' discipleship, since Jews placed great importance on the duty of children to bury their parents." (Zondervan NASB Study Bible, p. 1379) |