Luke 9:59
To another man Jesus said, “Follow me.” “Let me first go and bury my father,” said the man.
Open English Bible (US)
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
Cross References
Matthew 4:19“Come and follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will teach you to fish for people.”
Matthew 8:21“Master,” said another, who was a disciple, “let me first go and bury my father.”
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wishes to walk in my steps, they must renounce self, and take up their 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 →