Matthew 8:18-22

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.”

— Matthew 8:18-22

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The Hard Follow

Devo: What Jesus Did!

"Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live....."

Disciple

Devo: What Jesus Did!

"When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake."

Cross References for Matthew 8:18-22

• Psalm 84:3
• Luke 15:32
• Luke 2:7
• Luke 9:59-62
• Colossians 2:13
• Ephesians 5:14
• Leviticus 21:11-12
• Ephesians 2:1
• Numbers 6:6-7
• Ephesians 2:5

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