What Does “Let the Dead Bury Their Own Dead” Mean? Luke 9:60
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This question came up in my Sunday School class yesterday. It left me wondering what the Lord meant. Jesus told a man, “Follow Me.” The man said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father” (Luke 9:59). The Lord replied: “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom