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57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, "I'll follow you wherever you go."
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As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep."
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Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
59 He told another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father."
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He said to another man, “Follow me.”But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. You must go everywhere and tell about the kingdom of God."
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Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61 Another said, "I'll follow you, sir, but first let me tell my family goodbye."
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Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”
62 Jesus said to him, "Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God."
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Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
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