20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” 21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:20–22
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Luke 9:58–60
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Gospel of Thomas 1:85–87
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Matthew 12:47–49
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