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He sent messengers ahead of him. They went into a Samaritan village to arrange a place for him to stay.
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But the people didn't welcome him, because he was on his way to Jerusalem.
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James and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"
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But he turned and corrected them.
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So they went to another village.
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As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, "I'll follow you wherever you go."
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Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep."
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He told another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father."
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But Jesus told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. You must go everywhere and tell about the kingdom of God."
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Another said, "I'll follow you, sir, but first let me tell my family goodbye."
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Jesus said to him, "Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God."