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Luke 9:61
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59 aThen He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”  
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.”
61 And another also said, “Lord, aI will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”  
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is afit for the kingdom of God.” 
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Luke 9:61

Bid them farewell - To take leave, inform them of the design, and set things at home in order. Jesus did not suffer this, because he probably saw that he would be influenced by a love of his friends, or by their persuasions, not to return to him. The purpose to be a Christian requires "decision." Men should not tamper with the world. They should not consult earthly friends about it. They should not even allow worldly friends to give them "advice" whether to be Christians or not. God is to be obeyed rather than man, and they should come forth boldly, and resolve at once to give themselves to his service.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Luke 9:61:

1 Kings 19:20
Psalms 45:10

 

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