Focused Passage

Matthew 8:18-22

The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

Matthew moves from cleansing and healing among Israel, to Gentile faith and kingdom inclusion, to servant-fulfillment and discipleship cost, then to Jesus’ authority over chaos and demons, ending with a town that asks him to leave.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

[When]δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawἸδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[a] largeπολλοὺςG4183Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralcrowdὄχλονG3793Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulararoundπερὶG4012PrepositionHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularHe gave ordersἐκέλευσενG2753Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto crossἀπελθεῖνG565Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularother side [of the sea]πέρανG4008Adverb

BSB notes

  • That is, the Sea of Galilee; Greek to the other side
Verse 19

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctiononeεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof the scribesγραμματεὺςG1122Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameπροσελθὼνG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularI will followἀκολουθήσωG190Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularwhereverὅπουG3699Adverb-ἐὰνG1437ConjunctionYou goἀπέρχῃG565Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ΑἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralFoxesἀλώπεκεςG258Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralhaveἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraldensφωλεοὺςG5454Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralbirdsπετεινὰG4071Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularair [have]οὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularnestsκατασκηνώσειςG2682Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunction[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐκG3756Adverb[place]ποῦG4226Adverbto layκλίνῃG2827Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular[His]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAnotherἝτεροςG2087Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralof HisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθητῶνG3101Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralrequestedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativeletἐπίτρεψόνG2010Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingulargoἀπελθεῖνG565Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveandκαὶG2532ConjunctionburyθάψαιG2290Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularfatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 22

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularFollowἈκολούθειG190Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionletἄφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldeadνεκροὺςG3498Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralburyθάψαιG2290Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluraltheir ownἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluraldeadνεκρούςG3498Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural

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