Luke 9:57-62
Amplified Bible
Exacting Discipleship
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.”(A) 58 And Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” 59 He said to another, “Follow Me [accepting Me as Master and Teacher].” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and [a]bury my father.”(B) 60 But He said to him, “Allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and spread the news about the kingdom of God.” 61 Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord [as Your disciple]; but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.” 62 But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things left behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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- Luke 9:59 See note Matt 8:21.
Luke 9:57-62
New American Standard Bible
Exacting Discipleship
57 (A)As they were going on the road, (B)someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but (C)the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 59 And He said to another, “(D)Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” 60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and (E)proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” 61 Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but (F)first permit me to say goodbye to those at my home.” 62 But Jesus said to him, “(G)No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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