Matthew 8:21
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 8
“And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”Matthew 8:21
What Does Matthew 8:21 Mean?
Matthew 8:21 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 8, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Matthew 8:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 19:29“And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”Luke 9:59“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”Leviticus 21:11“Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;”Numbers 6:6“All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.”1 Kings 19:20“And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?”Deuteronomy 33:9“Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.”Haggai 1:2“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD’s house should be built.”Mark 1:20“And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.”Genesis 50:5“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”Leviticus 10:7“And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.”Ezekiel 44:25“And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.”2 Corinthians 5:16“Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.”
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