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.