Luke 9:60
Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
English Majority Text (NT)
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
59Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Cross References
John 21:15So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I care for You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.
Ephesians 2:5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
2 Timothy 2:3You therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 4:5You however be watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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 →