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Luke 9:59

Then he said to another, follow me: but he replied, Lord, let me stay first, till I bury my father.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Care;   Character;   Decision;   Excuses;   Instability;   Jesus, the Christ;   Procrastination;   Self-Denial;   Thompson Chain Reference - Helps-Hindrances;   Hindrances;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Missionary Work by Ministers;   Procrastination;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Disciple;   Ethics;   Perseverance;   Teacher;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Burial;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Seeking;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Mourning;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Disciples;   Family;   Luke, Gospel of;   Marriage;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   John the Apostle;   Philip;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Asceticism (2);   Call, Calling;   Character;   Consciousness;   Discourse;   Following;   Guide;   Home (2);   Incarnation (2);   Manliness;   Manuscripts;   Mental Characteristics;   Mission;   Parents (2);   Property (2);   Proverbs ;   Reality;   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;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said to another, “Follow me.”
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto another, Follow me: But he said, Lord, suffer mee first to goe and bury my father.
King James Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
English Standard Version
To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
New American Standard Bible
And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
New Century Version
Jesus said to another man, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Amplified Bible
He said to another, "Follow Me [accepting Me as Master and Teacher]." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
Berean Standard Bible
Then He said to another man, "Follow Me." The man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Contemporary English Version
Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, "Lord, let me wait until I bury my father."
Complete Jewish Bible
To another he said, "Follow me!" but the man replied, "Sir, first let me go away and bury my father."
Darby Translation
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus said to another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Lord, let me go and bury my father first."
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he said vnto another, Followe me. And the same said, Lord, suffer me first to goe and burie my father.
George Lamsa Translation
He said to another, Follow me; but he said to him, My Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
Good News Translation
He said to another man, "Follow me." But that man said, "Sir, first let me go back and bury my father."
Lexham English Bible
And he said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father."
Literal Translation
And He said to another, Follow Me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first to bury my father.
American Standard Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
International Standard Version
He told another man, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord,Lord
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Etheridge Translation
And he said to another, Come after me. But he said to him, My Lord, permit me first to go bury my father.
Murdock Translation
And he said to another: Come thou after me. And he said to him: My Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde vnto another, folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde, suffer me first to go and burie my father.
English Revised Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
World English Bible
He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said to another, Follow me.
Weymouth's New Testament
"Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to another, Sue thou me. And he seide, Lord, suffre me first to go, and birie my fadir.
Update Bible Version
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
New English Translation
Jesus said to another, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
New King James Version
Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
New Living Translation
He said to another person, "Come, follow me." The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."
New Life Bible
He said to another, "Follow Me." But the man said, "Lord, let me go first and bury my father."
New Revised Standard
To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said unto another - Be following me! But, he, said - Suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go and to bury my father.
Revised Standard Version
To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde vnto another: folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde suffre me fyrst to goo and bury my father.
Young's Literal Translation
And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto another: Folowe me. He sayde: Syr, geue me leue first to go, and burye my father.
THE MESSAGE
He said, "Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements for my father's funeral."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus looked at another cowboy standing nearby and said, "What about you? You want to ride for the brand?"But the man said, "As soon as my father dies, I will ride with you wherever you go."

Contextual Overview

57 At another time, as they were walking in the road, a man said to him, I will be your follower, wherever you go. 58 Jesus answered him, foxes have their kennels, and birds of the air their nests, but the son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 Then he said to another, follow me: but he replied, Lord, let me stay first, till I bury my father. 60 Jesus said to him, let the dead bury their dead; but do you go and preach the kingdom of God. 61 another likewise said, I will be your follower; but let me first go home, and settle the affairs of my family. 62 Jesus answered him, whoever puts his hand to the plough, and looks back, is not fit to be employ'd in the kingdom of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Follow me: Matthew 4:19-22, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 16:24

suffer: 1 Kings 19:20, Haggai 1:2, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 8:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 50:5 - let me go Exodus 4:14 - anger Leviticus 21:11 - his father Numbers 6:6 - he shall come Ezekiel 44:25 - General Matthew 4:22 - General Luke 5:28 - General Luke 10:4 - and Galatians 1:16 - immediately 2 Timothy 2:4 - that warreth Hebrews 12:1 - let us lay

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto another, follow me,.... According to Matthew, one of his disciples, who had attended him some time, and whom he now called to the ministerial work; :-. The Ethiopic version reads, "another said to him, shall I not follow thee?" but without any foundation: they are certainly the words of Christ, directed to another person, at the same time he met with the former:

but he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 8:19-22.


 
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