Luke 9:59

And he said to another, Follow me. But the ish said, Adoni, allow me to go first and bury the Av of me.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

58And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Foxes have dens, and the OPH HASHOMAYIM + 9:58 Job 7:13-14 (birds of heaven) have nests, but the Bar Enosh + 9:58 Moshiach, Dan 7:13-14 does not have a place where he may lay down his head.

60But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Leave the mesim (dead ones, spiritually unregenerate ones without hitkhadshut) to bury their mesim (dead ones), but you go and proclaim the Malchut Hashem.

Read all of Luke 9

Cross References

1 Kings 19:20And he left the bakar (oxen), and ran after Eliyahu, and said, Let me now kiss Avi and Immi, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Shuv (go back again): for what have I done to thee?

Matthew 4:19And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says, Come, follow me, and I will make you daiyagei adam (fishers of men).

Matthew 8:21And another of Moshiachʼs talmidim said to him, Adoneinu, allow me first to go and bury my father.

Matthew 16:24Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim, If anyone wishes to come after me, let him turn in hinnazrut (self-denial), and take up his etz shel mesiros nefesh (tree of self-sacrifice), 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 9:59