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Luke 9:57-62

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57 Once Jesus and those who were with him were walking along the road. A man said to Jesus, "I will follow you no matter where you go."
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 holes. Birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
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 the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
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 dead people bury their own dead. You go and tell others about God's kingdom."
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61 Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord. But first let me go back and say good-by to my family."
61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”
62 Jesus replied, "Suppose you start to plow and then look back. If you do, you are not fit for service in God's kingdom."
62 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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