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57 And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have [a]nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house. 62 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:58 Greek lodging-places.

57 · kai As they autos were going poreuō along en the ho road hodos, someone tis said legō to pros him autos, “ I will follow akoloutheō you sy wherever hopou ean you are heading aperchomai.” 58 · kai Jesus Iēsous said legō to him autos, · ho · ho Foxes alōpēx have echō holes phōleos, and kai · ho birds peteinon of the ho air ouranos have nests kataskēnōsis, but de the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos has echō no ou place pou to lay klinō his ho head kephalē.” 59 He said legō · de to pros another heteros person , “ Follow akoloutheō me egō.” But de that ho one said legō, “ Lord kyrios, let epitrepō me egō first prōton go aperchomai and bury thaptō · ho my egō father patēr.” 60 Jesus said legō · de to him autos, “ Leave aphiēmi the ho dead nekros to bury thaptō their ho own heautou dead nekros. But de you sy go aperchomai and proclaim diangellō the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos.” 61 Yet kai another heteros said legō, · de I will follow akoloutheō you sy, Lord kyrios, but de first prōton allow epitrepō me egō to say apotassō good-bye to those ho at eis · ho my egō home oikos.” 62 Jesus Iēsous said legō · de to pros him autos, · ho No oudeis one who puts epiballō his ho hand cheir to epi the plow arotron and kai looks blepō back eis ho · ho is eimi fit euthetos for the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos.”

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