Luke 9:60
but Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
1770 John Worsley NT
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: but he said, Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father:
Cross References
John 21:15Now when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these? He saith unto Him, Yes, Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
2 Corinthians 5:16Wherefore we henceforth know no one according to the flesh: and if we have known even Christ after the flesh, yet now we thus know Him no more.
Ephesians 2:5hath made us alive in Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (for by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together,
2 Timothy 2:3Do thou therefore endure hardship, as becomes a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 4:5But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, give full proof of thy 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 →