Luke 9:59

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Luke 9:59 in Other Translations

KJV
59 And he said unto another,Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
ESV
59 To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
NLT
59 He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
MSG
59 Jesus said to another, "Follow me." He said, "Certainly, but first excuse me for a couple of days, please. I have to make arrangements for my father's funeral."
CSB
59 Then He said to another, "Follow Me." "Lord," he said, "first let me go bury my father."

Luke 9:59 In-Context

57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”

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