The Cost of Discipleship
Matthew 8:21
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- KJV
- And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- WEB
- Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
- ASV
- And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- LSV
- And another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to depart and to bury my father”;
- YLT
- And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'
- DBY
- But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.
- DRC
- And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- GNV
- And another of his disciples saide vnto him, Master, suffer me first to goe, and burie my father.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτοῦ (“of Him”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: μαθητῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read μαθητῶν; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont add αὐτοῦ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.
- RP2018
- Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.
- SCR1894
- ετερος δε των μαθητων αυτου ειπεν αυτω κυριε επιτρεψον μοι πρωτον απελθειν και θαψαι τον πατερα μου
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- Luke 9:59–62Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still…
- Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
- Leviticus 21:11–12He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I…
- Numbers 6:6–7Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body. Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his…
- 1 Kings 19:20–21So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” So Elisha turned back…
- Deuteronomy 33:9–10He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your…
- Haggai 1:2that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
- 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
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