Luke 9:60

And Jesus said to him, Suffer that dead men bury their dead men; but go thou, and tell (everyone about) the kingdom of God. (And Jesus said to him, Allow the dead to bury their dead; but thou go, and tell everyone about the Kingdom of God.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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, (Pur)Sue thou me. And he said, Lord, suffer me first to go, and bury my father. (And he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, first allow me to go, and bury my father.)

61And another said, Lord, I shall (pur)sue thee, but first suffer me to leave (in peace) all things that be at home [or but first suffer me to tell to them that be at home]. (And another said, Lord, I shall follow thee, but first allow me to say good-bye to all who be at home.)

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Cross References

John 21:15And when they had eaten, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon of John (or Simon the son of John), lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed thou my lambs (or Feed my lambs).

2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore we from this time know no man after the flesh; though we (have) known Christ after the flesh, but now we know not.

Ephesians 2:5yea, when we were dead in (our) sins, quickened us together in Christ (or made us alive together with the Messiah), by whose grace ye be saved,

2 Timothy 2:3Travail thou as a good knight of Christ Jesus. (Labour thou, or Endure thou, like a good soldier of the Messiah Jesus.)

2 Timothy 4:5But wake thou (or Watch), in all things travail thou, do [thou] the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy service, [or (thine) office], be thou sober (or be resolute).

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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