Luke 9:59

Then Jesus said to another man, “Follow me.” But the man said, “ Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Text-Critical English NT

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

58Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

60Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. But yoʋ go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

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Cross References

Matthew 4:19Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 8:21Then another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to be one of my disciples, he must deny himself, take up his 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 →

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