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Luke 9:60
And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luke 9:60 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Luke 9:60 in other translations
Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
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In context
57 And it came to pass, as they walked in the way, that a certain man said to him: I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59 But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go and to bury my father.
60 And Jesus said to him: Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61 And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but let me first take my leave of them that are at my house.
62 Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.
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