Luke 9:61
Another man said, “Lord, I will follow you! But first let me go home and say goodbye to my family.”
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60“Let the dead bury their own dead,” Jesus replied. “You go and proclaim God's kingdom.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:9Levi said that he didn't pay attention to his father and mother, that he didn't acknowledge his brothers, and that he didn't recognize his children. The Levites did what you said and kept your agreement.
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you do, do it with all your strength, for when you go to the grave there's no more working or thinking, no more knowing or being wise.
Luke 14:18But they all started to make excuses. The first said, ‘I've just bought a field and I have to go and see it. Please excuse 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 →