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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 comments 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he said unto another, Follow me. Not a volunteer this time; but one actually called by Christ, and commanded to come, a conscript, as it were. Luk_9:59. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. We do not even know that his father was dead. He would like to stop at home till the old man was ready to be buried.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Jesus said unto him, let the dead bury the dead,.... [See comments 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. When Christ wants men to go upon his errands, they must make no excuses. The King’s business requireth haste. The King’s commands are peremptory. Other people could bury the dead; let them do it. They were not alive unto this holy ministry; they would...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And another also said,.... "To him", as the Syriac and Arabic versions add, that is, to Christ; the Ethiopic version reads, "and a third said to him"; for this is the third person mentioned in this relation of Luke's; only two are spoken of by Matthew, but a third is added here: Lord, I will follow thee; he moves it himself, to be a disciple of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. “Lord, I will follow thee; but I must have time. I want a little allowance, and a permit to leave home. I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.” It might be a long distance;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And Jesus said unto him,.... The copulative "and", is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions: no man having put his hand to the plough; or "ploughshare", as reads the Syriac version; or "plough handle", as the Persic; referring, as Beza thinks, to the business of Elisha, in 1 Kings 19:19 And looking back; behind him;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. You must go at once when you have orders to go, and not even the courtesies of life, or the fondnesses of affection, may make you disobey the command of the Captain. It would be a pretty thing, in the day of battle, if the soldiers...