Cross references
Matthew 8:21
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 8:21 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 9:59–62 (9 votes) and Matthew 19:29 (7 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 50 to 2 Corinthians 5.
Which verses does Matthew 8:21 point to?
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- Luke 9:59–629 votes
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” …
- Matthew 19:297 votes
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
- Leviticus 21:11–126 votes
He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
- Numbers 6:6–76 votes
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body. Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.
- 1 Kings 19:20–214 votes
So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?” So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
- Deuteronomy 33:9–103 votes
He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
- Haggai 1:23 votes
that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
- 2 Corinthians 5:162 votes
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
Which verses point to Matthew 8:21?
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