Luke 9:57-62

Exacting Discipleship

57 ¹As they were going along the road, ²someone 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 ³the Son of Man has nowhere * to lay His head."

59 And He said to another, "⁴Follow 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 ⁵proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."

61 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but ⁶first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."

62 But Jesus said to him, "⁷No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

Cross References

• 1. Luke 9:51
• 2. Luke 9:57-60: {Matthew 8:19-22}
• 3. Matthew 8:20
• 4. Matthew 8:22
• 5. Matthew 4:23
• 6. 1 Kings 19:20
• 7. Philippians 3:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sky"
• [b]. Or "roosting-places"