Luke 9:60

Iesus sayde vnto hym, Let the dead burie their dead: but go thou & preache the kyngdome of God.

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In The King James Version

Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

In Context

59And he sayde vnto another, folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde, suffer me first to go and burie my father.

61And another sayde: Lorde I wyll folowe thee, but let me first go byd them farewell, which are at home at my house.

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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 →

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