Luke 9:59

In 9 translations

BSB

Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

KJV

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

WEB

He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

ASV

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

LSV

And He said to another, “Follow Me”; and he said, “Lord, permit me, having gone away, to first bury my father”;

YLT

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

DBY

And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

DRC

But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.

GNV

But he said vnto another, Followe me. And the same said, Lord, suffer me first to goe and burie my father.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον· Ἀκολούθει μοι. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.

RP2018

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον, Ἀκολούθει μοι. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.

TR-Boyd

Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον, Ἀκολούθει μοι. Ὁ δὲ εἶπε, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.

SCR1894

ειπεν δε προς ετερον ακολουθει μοι ο δε ειπεν κυριε επιτρεψον μοι απελθοντι πρωτον θαψαι τον πατερα μου

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
• 1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
• Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
• Matthew 8:21–22Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
• Haggai 1:2that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
• Matthew 4:19–22“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” And at once they left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They…
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

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