Matthew 8:22NET Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
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Genesis 20:3
But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, "You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else's wife."
Genesis 23:3
Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth,
Genesis 23:4
"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead."
Genesis 23:6
"Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead."
Genesis 23:8
Then he said to them, "If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar