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An Indefinite Delay
Several commentators, including A.T. Robertson and Charles Spurgeon, suggest the man's father was likely not yet dead. The request to 'bury my father' was probably a desire to stay home until his father eventually passed away. This transforms the request from a short-term funeral leave into an indefinite postponement of Christ's call.
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AT Robertson
On Luke 9:59
And he said unto another (ειπεν δε προς ετερον). Matthew 8:21 omits Christ's "Follow me" (ακολουθε μο) and makes this m…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 9:57–60
19th Century
Bishop
Lord, I will follow thee.—See Notes on Matthew 8:19-22. The two anecdotes, if we may so call them, are placed by the two…
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 9:59
19th Century
Preacher
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…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 9:59
Since it was a religious, social, and family obligation to provide a decent funeral for one’s father, Jesus’ refusal to permit this is a striking e…
John Gill
On Luke 9:59
17th Century
Pastor
And he said to another, follow me
According to Matthew, one of his disciples, who had attended him some time, and wh…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 9:57–62
17th Century
Minister
Here is one who is eager to follow Christ, but seems to have been hasty and rash, and not to have counted the cost. If we intend to follow Christ, …