Luke 9:59

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  • Matt 8:21-22 : 21 And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
  • 1 Kgs 19:20 : 20 And 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?
  • Hag 1:2 : 2 Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time [for us] to come, the time for Jehovah's house to be built.
  • Matt 4:19-22 : 19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left the nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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    19And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

    20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

    21And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

    22But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

  • Luke 9:60-62
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    60But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.

    61And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.

    62But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

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    57And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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    22saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

    23And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

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    24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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    19Now this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

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    25Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

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    28But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

    29And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

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    37And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

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    36Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow now; but thou shalt follow afterwards.

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    37He 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.

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    19And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.

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    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

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    19And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

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    22And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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