Luke 9:50-60

50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not hinder him; ¹for he who is not against you is for you."

51 When the days were approaching for ²His ascension, He was determined ³to go to Jerusalem;

52 and He sent messengers on ahead * of Him, and they went and entered a village of the ⁴Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

53 But they did not receive Him, ⁵because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

54 When His disciples ⁶James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to ⁷command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

55 But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;

56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."] And they went on to another village.

57 ⁸As they were going along the road, ⁹someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever * You go."

58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but ¹⁰the Son of Man has nowhere * to lay His head."

59 And He said to another, "¹¹Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

60 But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and ¹²proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."

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