Luke 9:59
Then He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Family 35 New Testament
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
60Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.”
Cross References
Matthew 4:19And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 8:21Then a different one of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to His disciples: “If anyone desires to come after me, let him really deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow 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 →