> The spiritually dead are always on hand to bury the physically dead, if one’s real duty is with Jesus. (Robertson, *Word Pictures in the NT* at Matt. 8:22.)

> Jesus [encouraged] the disciple to let the dead bury the dead. Apparently He meant, let the spiritually dead (i.e., those who have no interest in following Jesus) bury the physically dead. There are many worthy activities in life that a true disciple of Jesus must forgo because he or she has a higher calling and higher demands on him or her. Forgoing these activities may bring criticism on the disciple from the spiritually insensitive, but that is part of the price of discipleship (cf. Matt. 7:13-27). Jesus called for commitment to Himself without reservation. (Constable, *Expository Notes,* 2012, *ibid.*)