Matthew 8:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 8:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 8:21 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 8:21 — KJV
“And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
— Matthew 8:21 (KJV)
Matthew 8:21 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 8:21
“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:21: another, lord, suffer
“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:21: lord, suffer, father
“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:21: lord, suffer, father
“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:21: another, lord, father
“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 8:21: another, lord, father
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