Luke 9:59

59 "Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to 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 And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow you wherever you go."

58 "The foxes have holes," said Jesus, "and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

59 "Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."

60 "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."

61 "Master," said yet another, "I will follow you; but allow me first to go and say good-bye to my friends at home."