Luke 9:59-60
Amplified Bible
59 He said to another, “Follow Me [accepting Me as Master and Teacher].” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and [a]bury my father.”(A) 60 But He said to him, “Allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and spread the news about the kingdom of God.”
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- Luke 9:59 See note Matt 8:21.
Luke 9:59-60
New International Version
59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”(A)
But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”(B)
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