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57 And it came to pass, that as they were going in the way, a certain [man] said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
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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 And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and 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 Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach 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 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go [and] bid them farewell who are at my house.
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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 And Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is 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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