Luke 9:57-62

The Cost of Following Jesus

57 As they were going ¹along the road, ²someone 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 has nowhere to lay his head. ”

59 To another he said, “Follow me. ”But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father. ”

60 And Jesus^[a] said to him, “Leave ³the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ⁴proclaim the kingdom of God. ”

61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ⁵but let me first say farewell to those at my home. ”

62 Jesus said to him, ⁶“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. ”

Cross References

• 1. 9:57 ver. 51
• 2. 9:57 For ver. 57-60, see Matt. 8:19-22
• 3. 9:60 [John 5:25]
• 4. 9:60 ver. 2
• 5. 9:61 [1 Kgs. 19:20]
• 6. 9:62 [Phil. 3:13]

Footnotes

• [a] 9:60 Greek 'he'