Luke 9:57-62

The Cost of Discipleship

57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.” ¹

58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

59 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

61 Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Cross References

• 1. (Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66)