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A short-haired young disciple in ochre makes his request to Jesus in the fading evening light.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Matthew 8:21

First Let Me Go

Authority and Compassion · Matthew 8

Story guide: The disciple appeals to Jesus for time to go and bury his father.

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21Then another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father.”

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