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# Let the dead bury the dead

Matthew 8:21-22:

> *Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”*\
> *But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”*

#### Luke 9:59-60:

> *He said to another man, “Follow me.”*\
> *But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”*\
> *Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”*