Luke 9:62
Jesus said to him: No one that puts his hand to the plow, and looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
61And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but first permit me to take leave of those at home.
Cross References
Acts 15:37And Barnabas determined to take with him John, whose surname was Mark.
2 Timothy 4:10for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age; and he has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
James 1:6But let him ask in faith, doubting not: for he that doubts, is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind, and tossed.
Matthew Henry on Luke 9:58-62
Every Thing to Be Left for Christ. 57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also… Read the whole commentary →