# Matthew 8.22

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 20. And Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.</span>
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> **22. But Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.</span>**
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> 23. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. (Matthew 8:20-24, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 20. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”</span> 21. Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
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> **22. But Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”</span>**
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> 23. When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24. Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep. (Matthew 8:20-24, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 20. And Jesus saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.</span>
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> **22. But Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.</span>**
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> 23. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. (Matthew 8:20-24, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 20. and Jesus saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'</span> 21. And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'
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> **22. and Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'</span>**
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> 23. And when he entered into the boat his disciples did follow him, 24. and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping, (Matthew 8:20-24, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 8.20-22](/codex/matthew-8-20-22/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0863 - aphiemi](/codex/g0863-aphiemi/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.