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Luke 9:60

But He said to him, "Allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and spread the news about the kingdom of God."

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Care;   Character;   Decision;   Excuses;   Instability;   Jesus, the Christ;   Procrastination;   Self-Denial;   Thompson Chain Reference - Go Preach;   Leaders;   Ministers;   Preach, Go;   Preaching;   Religious;   The Topic Concordance - Evangelism;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ministers;   Missionary Work by Ministers;   Procrastination;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Disciple;   Ethics;   Perseverance;   Teacher;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Burial;   Christ, Christology;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Seeking;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Gospels;   Mourning;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Disciples;   Family;   Luke, Gospel of;   Marriage;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Ethics;   John the Apostle;   Luke, Gospel According to;   Philip;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Asceticism (2);   Call, Calling;   Character;   Consciousness;   Dead, the ;   Death (2);   Discourse;   Enthusiasm;   Following;   Guide;   Home (2);   Incarnation (2);   Laughter;   Liberty (2);   Life ;   Manliness;   Manuscripts;   Mental Characteristics;   Mission;   Poverty (2);   Property (2);   Proverbs ;   Reality;   Salvation Save Saviour;   Wealth (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethsaida;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Death;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abstinence;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But he told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”
King James Version (1611)
Iesus said vnto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdome of God.
King James Version
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
English Standard Version
And Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
New American Standard Bible
But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
New Century Version
But Jesus said to him, "Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about the kingdom of God."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
Legacy Standard Bible
But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "Let the dead take care of the dead, while you go and tell about God's kingdom."
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua said, "Let the dead bury their own dead; you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God!"
Darby Translation
But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do *thou* go and announce the kingdom of God.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Jesus said to him, "Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about God's kingdom."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iesus said vnto him, Let the dead burie their dead: but go thou, and preache the kingdome of God.
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead; but you go and preach the kingdom of God.
Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of God."
Lexham English Bible
But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
Literal Translation
But Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their dead, but going out, you announce the kingdom of God.
American Standard Version
But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
Bible in Basic English
But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.
Hebrew Names Version
But Yeshua said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the kingdom of God."
International Standard Version
But he told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
Etheridge Translation
Jeshu said to him, Leave the dead burying their dead; and thou, go and preach the kingdom of Aloha.
Murdock Translation
And Jesus said to him: Allow the dead to bury their dead; and go thou and proclaim the kingdom of God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus sayde vnto hym, Let the dead burie their dead: but go thou & preache the kyngdome of God.
English Revised Version
But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
World English Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the kingdom of God."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he said, Lord, Suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus seide to hym, Suffre that deede men birie hir deede men; but go thou, and telle the kyngdom of God.
Update Bible Version
But he said to him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go you and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
New English Translation
But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
New King James Version
Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
New Living Translation
But Jesus told him, "Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God."
New Life Bible
Jesus said to him, "Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You go and preach about the holy nation of God."
New Revised Standard
But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto him - Leave, the dead, to bury their own dead; but, thou, departing, be declaring the kingdom of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Revised Standard Version
But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus sayd vnto him: Let the deed bury their deed: but goo thou and preache the kyngdome of God.
Young's Literal Translation
and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Iesus sayde vnto him: Let the deed burye their deed. But go thou thy waye, and preach the kyngdome of God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus said to him, let the dead bury their dead; but do you go and preach the kingdom of God.
THE MESSAGE
Jesus refused. "First things first. Your business is life, not death. And life is urgent: Announce God's kingdom!"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus told him, "Let the dead bury the dead. You ride out and gather folks for the brand."

Contextual Overview

57As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go." 58And Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head." 59He said to another, "Follow Me [accepting Me as Master and Teacher]." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father." 60But He said to him, "Allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and spread the news about the kingdom of God."61Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord [as Your disciple]; but first let me say goodbye to those at my home." 62But Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things left behind] is fit for the kingdom of God."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Let: Luke 15:32, Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 2:5, 1 Timothy 5:6, Revelation 3:1

but: John 21:15-17, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 2 Corinthians 5:16-18, 2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 4:2, 2 Timothy 4:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 50:5 - let me go Exodus 4:14 - anger Leviticus 10:7 - ye shall Leviticus 21:11 - his father Numbers 6:6 - he shall come Ezekiel 44:25 - General Matthew 4:22 - General Matthew 10:7 - preach Luke 10:4 - and John 5:25 - when Acts 8:12 - concerning Acts 20:25 - preaching Colossians 2:13 - dead

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus said unto him, let the dead bury the dead,....

:-.

but go thou and preach the kingdom of God; that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, the Gospel dispensation is now ushering in, and the kingdom of the Messiah is setting up; go and publish the things concerning the kingdom of grace, which lies not in outward rites and ceremonies, but in righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; and declare the things relating to the kingdom of glory, and eternal life and happiness; assert, that unless a man is born again, and has a better righteousness than his own, he is neither fit for, nor has he a right unto everlasting bliss.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 8:19-22.


 
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