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20 But Jesus said, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but I, the Messiah,[a] have no home of my own—no place to lay my head.”

21 Another of his disciples said, “Sir, when my father is dead, then I will follow you.”[b]

22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now![c] Let those who are spiritually dead care for their own dead.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:20 the Messiah, literally, “the Son of Man.”
  2. Matthew 8:21 when my father is dead, then I will follow you, or “let me first go and bury my father.”
  3. Matthew 8:22 now, implied. spiritually dead, implied.

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