Matt. 8:22 in context
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Matthew 8:22

Jesus replied, "Follow me, and let the dead [those who are still alive but spiritually dead in their sin] bury the dead [those who have died physically and are about to be buried]."
[Jewish burial took place in two stages. As soon as possible, preferably on the same day, the dead person was buried in a tomb. The family then observed a seven-day mourning period, followed by thirty days of less intense mourning. A year later, when the body had decayed, the eldest son was responsible for moving the bones from the burial chamber to an ossuary. It is highly unlikely that this man would leave his family in the few hours before his father was buried, or even in the same week, to listen to Jesus, see verse 18. Instead, the event occurs sometime after the first burial. What the man is actually saying is that he is asking for a delay of perhaps up to eleven months before he intends to follow Jesus. By repeating the same word, "death," a so-called antanaclasis, Jesus emphasizes that those who are spiritually dead are as dead as those who are physically dead. Without salvation, it is inevitable that spiritual death will be followed by physical death, while those who are alive in spirit will have life even after physical death.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Ὁ   δὲ   Ἰησοῦς   λέγει   αὐτῷ·   ἀκολούθει   μοι,   καὶ   ἄφες   τοὺς   νεκροὺς   θάψαι   τοὺς   ἑαυτῶν   νεκρούς.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Ὁ   δὲ   Ἰησοῦς   λέγει   αὐτῷ·   ἀκολούθει   μοι,   καὶ   ἄφες   τοὺς   νεκροὺς   θάψαι   τοὺς   ἑαυτῶν   νεκρούς.¶  

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TR has 14 Words, NA has 15 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3588
 Ὁ (O)
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 But
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2424
 Ἰησοῦς (Iesoys)
 Jesus
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
Person (Person)
 N-NSM-P
G3004
 λέγει (legei)
 speaks
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G0846
 αὐτῷ· (ayto.)
 to him,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G0190
 ἀκολούθει (akoloythei)
 do follow
VERB Verb
pres. active imp. present active imperative
sing. second person singular
V-PAM-2S
G1473
 μοι, (moi,)
 Me,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. first person dative singular
P-1DS
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0863
 ἄφες (aphes)
 do leave
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active imp. second aorist active imperative
sing. second person singular
V-2AAM-2S
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G3498
 νεκροὺς (nekroys)
 dead
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
A-APM
G2290
 θάψαι (thapsai)
 to bury
VERB Verb
aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive
V-AAN
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G1438
 ἑαυτῶν (eayton)
 their own
Reflexive pron. Reflexive pronoun
gen. pl. ♂ third person genitive plural masculine
F-3GPM
G3498
 νεκρούς.¶ (nekroys.)
 dead.
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
A-APM

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