Luke 9:59
And he sayde vnto another, folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde, suffer me first to go and burie my father.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
In Context
60Iesus sayde vnto hym, Let the dead burie their dead: but go thou & preache the kyngdome of God.
Cross References
Matthew 4:19And he saith vnto them: Folowe me, and I wyl make you fysshers of men.
Matthew 8:21And another, of the number of his disciples, sayde vnto hym: Lorde, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Matthew 16:24Then sayde Iesus vnto his disciples: If any man wyll folowe me, let hym forsake him selfe, and take vp his crosse, and folowe me.
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 →