KJV King James Version
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 9:61
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
WEB World English Bible
Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
ASV American Standard Version
And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And another also said, ‘I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;’
Surrounding context — Luke 9
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἕτερος·G2087 · heterosotherἀκολουθήσωG190 · akoloutheōto followσοι,G4771 · suyouκύριε·G2962 · kurioslord: GodπρῶτονG4413 · prōtosfirstδὲG1161 · dethenἐπίτρεψόνG2010 · epitrepōto permitμοιG3165 · memeἀποτάξασθαιG657 · apotassōto leaveτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἶκόνG3624 · oikoshouse: homeμου.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Luke 14:26If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.Luke 14:18-20And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.1 Kings 19:20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?Matthew 10:37-38He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.Deuteronomy 33:9Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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