But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:60. But go thou and proclaim the kingdom of God. Matthew has only the words, Follow me: but Luke states more fully the reason why he was called, which was, that he might be a minister and preacher of the Gospel.
We have here an account of three several persons that offered themselves to follow Christ, and the answers that Christ gave to each of them. The two former we had an account of in Mat 19:21. I. Here is one that is extremely forward to follow Christ immediately, but seems to have been too rash, hasty, and inconsiderate, and not to have set down and counted the cost. 1.
Commenting on Luke 9:57-62
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. (o) Who, even though they live in this frail life of man, yet are strangers from the true life, which is everlasting and heavenly.