Luke 9:53-62

53 But they did not receive Him, ¹because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

54 When His disciples ²James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to ³command 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.

Exacting Discipleship

57 ⁴As they were going along the road, ⁵someone 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 ⁶the Son of Man has nowhere * to lay His head."

59 And He said to another, "⁷Follow 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 ⁸proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."

61 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but ⁹first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."

62 But Jesus said to him, "¹⁰No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

Cross References

• 1. John 4:9
• 2. Mark 3:17
• 3. 2 Kings 1:9-16
• 4. Luke 9:51
• 5. Luke 9:57-60: {Matthew 8:19-22}
• 6. Matthew 8:20
• 7. Matthew 8:22
• 8. Matthew 4:23
• 9. 1 Kings 19:20
• 10. Philippians 3:13

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "His face was proceeding toward"
• [b]. Early mss do not contain bracketed portion
• [c]. Or "sky"
• [d]. Or "roosting-places"