Luke 9:59
And he sayde vnto another: folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde suffre me fyrst to goo and bury my father.
Tyndale New Testament
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
60Iesus sayd vnto him: Let the deed bury their deed: but goo thou and preache the kyngdome of God.
Cross References
Matthew 4:19and he sayde vnto them folowe me and I will make you fisshers of men.
Matthew 8:21A nothre that was one of hys disciples sayd vnto hym: master suffre me fyrst to go and burye my father.
Matthew 16:24Iesus then sayde to his disciples. If eny man wyll folowe me leet him forsake him sylfe and take vp his crosse and folowe 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 →