American Standard Version
Luke 9:59
59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luke 9:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- New International Version (NIV)He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
Context of Luke 9:59
57And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. 61And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.
Read all of Luke 9Luke 9:59 word by word
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον· ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 9:59
- Matthew 4:19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
- Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
- Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- 1 Kings 19:20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?
- Haggai 1:2Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time for us to come, the time for Jehovah’s house to be built.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Matthew 8:21And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Commentaries on Luke 9:59
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57-60Verses 57-60 See the notes at Matthew 8:19-22.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-62Verses 57-62 Here is one that is forward to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we mean to follow Christ, we must lay aside the thoughts of great things in the world. Let us not try to join the profession of Christianity, with seeking after worldly advantages. Here is another that seems resolved to follow Christ, but he begs a short delay. To this man Christ first gave the call; he said to him, Follow…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 59let me go and bury my father: Respect for parents was a very important value in first-century Israel. Among other things, this meant providing them with an honorable burial. Jesus called for a commitment that took priority over all human relationships.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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