Luke 9:60

and Jesus said to him, “Permit the dead to bury their own dead, and you, having gone away, publish the Kingdom of God.”

Literal Standard Version

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 said to another, “Follow Me”; and he said, “Lord, permit me, having gone away, to first bury my father”;

61And another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house”;

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Cross References

John 21:15When, therefore, they dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, “Simon, [son] of Jonas, do you love Me more than these?” He says to Him, “Yes, Lord; You have known that I cherish You”; He says to him, “Feed My lambs.”

2 Corinthians 5:16So that we, from now on, have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him [thus] no longer;

Ephesians 2:5even being dead in the trespasses, made us alive together with the Christ (by grace you are saved),

2 Timothy 2:3you, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

2 Timothy 4:5But you—watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; make full assurance of 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 →

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