World English Bible
Luke 9:61
“Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
Verse in context — Luke 9
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He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
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But Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God.
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Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.
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But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.
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