Matthew 8:21 (DBY)

Passage

But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:19 And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.

Matthew 8:20 And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

Matthew 8:21 But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.

Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

Matthew 8:23 And he went on board ship and his disciples followed him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "another", "disciples", "said", "lord", "suffer", "first", "away", and "bury". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "another" and "disciples", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And Jesus says to him The foxes..." into verse 22's "But Jesus said to him Follow me...", so "another" and "disciples" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "another" and "disciples" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.