Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Ver. 62. No man having put his hand] Christ here happily alludeth to that which Elisha did,1 Kings 19:19. Ploughmen that look back cannot but make baulks. a
a A ridge left in ploughing; a miss, slip. ŒD