But Jesus said unto him,
Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
All Commentaries on Matthew 8:22 Go To Matthew 8
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Let the dead bury their dead. The first words, let the dead, cannot mean those that were dead by a corporal death; and therefore must needs be understood of those who were spiritually dead in sin. (Witham)
Two similar answers are mentioned in Luke ix. 57, 60. Jesus Christ may have given the same answers on two different occasions. (Bible de Vence)
God will not suffer us to go and bury a deceased parent, when he calls us to other employments. (St. Chrysostom)
