Passage

Matthew 8.22

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"20. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21. And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father."

"22. But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

"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)

"20. Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21. Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”"

"22. But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”"

"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)

"20. 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. 21. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father."

"22. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead."

"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)

"20. and Jesus saith to him, '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.' 21. And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'"

"22. and Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'"

"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

G0863 - aphiemi

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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