KJV ORIGINAL
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Another one of his followers came up to him and said, 'Lord, let me go bury my father first, then I'll follow you.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes life gets complicated right when God is calling you forward.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was likely written by a Jewish Christian scribe, traditionally named Matthew, for a community of Jewish believers and new converts around 80-90 CE. It aimed to present Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy, and to provide ethical and theological instruction for the early church.
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