Luke 9:62
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 9:62
Authorized (King James) Version
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.
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Luke 9:62
New English Translation
62 Jesus[a] said to him, “No one who puts his[b] hand to the plow and looks back[c] is fit for the kingdom of God.”[d]
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- Luke 9:62 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Luke 9:62 tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).
- Luke 9:62 sn Jesus warns that excessive concern for family ties (looks back) will make the kingdom a lesser priority, which is not appropriate for discipleship. The image is graphic, for who can plow straight ahead toward a goal while looking back? Discipleship cannot be double-minded.
- Luke 9:62 sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus’ teaching. See the note on this phrase in v. 60.
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