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As the time approached for him to be taken up into heaven, he made his decision to set out for Yerushalayim.
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He sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village in Shomron to make preparations for him.
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However, the people there would not let him stay, because his destination was Yerushalayim.
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When the talmidim Ya`akov and Yochanan saw this, they said, "Sir, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them?"
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But he turned and rebuked them.
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And they went on to another village.
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As they were traveling on the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
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Yeshua answered him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds flying about have nests, but the Son of Man has no home of his own."
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To another he said, "Follow me!" but the man replied, "Sir, first let me go away and bury my father."
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Yeshua said, "Let the dead bury their own dead; you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God!"
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Yet another said, "I will follow you, sir, but first let me say good-by to the people at home."
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To him Yeshua said, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and keeps looking back is fit to serve in the Kingdom of God."