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As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
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And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."
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To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
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Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
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Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)
