Matthew 8:21
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
What it says
Another disciple asks to go first and bury his father.
What it is doing
The second request seeks delay for family duty.
In context
18When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea. 19And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” 21Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”