Supremacy of Duty
Mackay. Luke 9:59-60 And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.… An officer who served under Stonewall Jackson, having gone to visit some relatives without applying for leave, was detained late at night by a severe rain-storm. About two o'clock in the morning, hearing a loud shouting at the gate of the house, he rose, and found his brother there with a message that he must report himself at daybreak. He returned immediately, through the drenching rain and mud, to find all quiet at the camp, and the captain not yet risen. Inquiring of the adjutant the meaning of the message, he received for reply: "That is to teach you that a soldier in the face of an enemy has no business away from his post." (Mackay.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. WEB: He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."