18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to go over the water.
19 Then came there a certain Scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 But Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of man hath not whereon to rest his head.
21 ¶ And another of his disciples said unto him, Master, suffer me first to go, and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me, and let the dead bury the dead. Matthew 8:18-22 (1599 Geneva Bible)
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