Luke 9:60

60 But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go [and] proclaim the kingdom of God."

Luke 9:60 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:60

Jesus said unto him, let the dead bury the dead
(See Gill on Matthew 8:22).

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.

Luke 9:60 In-Context

58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay [his] head."

59 And he said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, first allow me to go [and] bury my father."

60 But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead! But you go [and] proclaim the kingdom of God."

61 And another [person] also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house."

62 But Jesus said, "No one who puts [his] hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("go") has been translated as a finite verb