Luke 9:59
He told another man, “Follow me.” But the man replied, “Master, first let me go home and bury my father.”
Free Bible Version
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
60“Let the dead bury their own dead,” Jesus replied. “You go and proclaim God's kingdom.”
Cross References
1 Kings 19:20Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me go and kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on home,” Elijah replied. “I've never done anything for you.”
Matthew 4:19“Come and follow me, and I will teach you how to catch people,” he told them.
Matthew 8:21Another disciple said to Jesus, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If you want to be a follower of mine, you must deny yourself, take up your 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 →