Luke 9:59

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

57As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” 58And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” 60But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” 61Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.”

Luke 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

• And He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• Followἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• permitἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• me firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• to goἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• and buryθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290
• my fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962

Cross-references for Luke 9:59

• Matthew 4:19And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
• 1 Kings 19:20He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”
• Haggai 1:2“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”’”
• Matthew 6:33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
• Matthew 8:21Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit 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

Topics related to Luke 9:59

• Care
• Character
• Decision
• Excuses
• Instability
• Jesus, the Christ
• Procrastination
• Self-Denial

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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