Luke 9:59

59 To another he said, “Follow me. ”But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father. ”

Luke 9:59 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:59

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; (See Gill on Matthew 8:20). 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;
(See Gill on Matthew 8:21).

Luke 9:59 In-Context

57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go. ”

58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. ”

59 To another he said, “Follow me. ”But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father. ”

60 And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God. ”

61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home. ”