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Luke 9:59
And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
Luke 9:59 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 9:59 in other translations
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
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In context
56 And they went to another small town.
57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.
58 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
60 But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.
61 And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.
62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
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