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Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.
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They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.
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But the people there would not receive Him, because He was evidently going to Jerusalem.
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When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?"
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But He turned and rebuked them.
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And they went to another village.
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And, as they proceeded on their way, a man came to Him and said, "I will follow you wherever you go."
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"The foxes have holes," said Jesus, "and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
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"Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."
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"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."
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"Master," said yet another, "I will follow you; but allow me first to go and say good-bye to my friends at home."