Luke 9:61

Luke 9:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
• New International Version (NIV)Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”

Context of Luke 9:61

59He told another man, “Follow me!” But the man said, “Sir, first let me go to bury my father.” 60But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You must go everywhere and tell about God’s kingdom.” Another said, “I’ll follow you, sir, but first let me tell my family goodbye.” 62Jesus said to him, “Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for God’s kingdom.”

Luke 9:61 word by word

Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ ἕτερος· ἀκολουθήσω σοι, κύριε· πρῶτον δὲ ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀποτάξασθαι τοῖς εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• I will followἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• letἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• firstπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• bidἀποτάσσωapotassomai · to leaveG657
• themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• at homeεἰςeis · towardG1519
• atοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624

Cross-references for Luke 9:61

• Luke 14:18“Everyone asked to be excused. The first said to him, ‘I bought a field, and I need to see it. Please excuse me.’
• Deuteronomy 33:9They said that they didn’t know their father and mother. They didn’t recognize their own brothers. They didn’t acknowledge their own children. But they obeyed your word and were faithful to the terms of your promise.
• 1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye. Then I will follow you.” “Go back,” Elijah answered him. “I’m not stopping you.”
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever presents itself for you to do, do it with ⌞all⌟ your might, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or skill in the grave where you’re going.
• Matthew 10:37“The person who loves his father or mother more than me does not deserve to be my disciple. The person who loves a son or daughter more than me does not deserve to be my disciple.

Commentaries on Luke 9:61

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 61Another also said - This circumstance is not mentioned by any of the other evangelists; and Matthew alone mentions the former case, Luke 9:57, Luke 9:58. Let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home - - Permit me to set in order my affairs at home. Those who understand the Greek text will see at once that it will bear this translation well; and that this is the most natural. This person seems to have had in view the case of Elisha, who made a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 61Bid them farewell - To take leave, inform them of the design, and set things at home in order. Jesus did not suffer this, because he probably saw that he would be influenced by a love of his friends, or by their persuasions, not to return to him. The purpose to be a Christian requires “decision.” Men should not tamper with the world. They should not consult earthly friends about it. They should not even allow worldly friends to give them “advice” whether…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. 61-62Let me bid farewell to my family: This statement is similar to the prophet Elisha's request to Elijah (1 Kings 19:19–20). Jesus asked for an even greater commitment from his followers. puts his hand to the plow and then looks back: Farmers in the ancient world guided a light plow, a tool used to prepare soil for planting, with one hand and the oxen (work animals used for farming) with the other. Looking away would cause the plow to turn away. For a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6161. I will follow ... but--The second disciple had a "but" too--a difficulty in the way just then. Yet the different treatment of the two cases shows how different was the spirit of the two, and to that our Lord addressed Himself. The case of Elisha (1Ki 19:19-21), though apparently similar to this, will be found quite different from the "looking back" of this case, the best illustration of which is that of those Hindu converts of our day who, when once…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:61

• Care
• Character
• Decision
• Excuses
• Instability
• Jesus, the Christ
• Procrastination

In the dictionaries

• Advantage
• Belong
• Bless
• Close
• Cry
• Cure
• Decease
• Elisha
• Fashion
• Fit

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