Luke 9:59
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luke 9:59 in other translations
| BSB | Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” |
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| WEB | He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” |
| ASV | And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. |
| YLT | And he said unto another, ‘Be following me;' and he said, ‘Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;' |
| DARBY | And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father. |
| BBE | And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father. |
| Webster | And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. |
What does Luke 9:59 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:57-62
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…
Luke 9:59 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 9:59
- Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- 1 Kings 19:20
And 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?
- Matthew 8:21-22
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Haggai 1:2
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.
- Matthew 4:19-22
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
- Matthew 9:9
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
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Context
- Luke 9:58
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.
- Luke 9:59
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- Luke 9:60
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:59 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo á otro: Sígueme. Y él dijo: Señor, déjame que primero vaya y entierre á mi padre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit à un autre: Suis-moi; – et il dit: Seigneur, permets-moi d’aller premièrement ensevelir mon père. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er sprach aber zu einem anderen: Folge mir nach. Der aber sprach: Herr, erlaube mir zuvor hinzugehen und meinen Vater zu begraben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ait autem ad alterum: Sequere me: ille autem dixit: Domine, permitte mihi primum ire, et sepelire patrem meum. |