Luke 9:59

A Conservative Version

And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me first, after departing, to bury my father.

Cross References

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 6:33

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

1 Kings 19:20

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again, for what have I done to thee?

Haggai 1:2

Thus speaks LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time [for us] to come, the time for LORD's house to be built.

Matthew 9:9

And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.

Luke 9:60

But Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but thou, after departing, proclaim the kingdom of God.