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Matthew 8:21-23
EasyEnglish Bible
Matthew 8:21-23
EasyEnglish Bible
21 Another man who was one of Jesus' disciples said to him, ‘Sir, I want to come with you. But first, let me go home and bury my father. Then I will come with you.’ 22 Jesus said to him, ‘No! You must come with me now. Let those people who are dead themselves bury their own dead people.’[a]
Jesus stops a storm
23 Then Jesus got into a boat. His disciples also went with him.
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- 8:22 The man wanted to wait until his father had died. Then he would go with Jesus and be his disciple. But Jesus needed people now to tell the good news about the kingdom of God.
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