en_tn/luk/09/60.md

Leave the dead to bury their own dead

Jesus does not mean literally that dead people will bury other dead people. Possible meanings of "the dead" are 1) it is a metaphor for those who will soon die, or 2) it is a metaphor for those who do not follow Jesus and are spiritually dead. The main point is that a disciple must not let anything delay him from following Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

the dead

This refers to dead people in general. AT: "the dead people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)