Luke 9:59

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

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  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
  • Matt 8:21-22 : 21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father. 22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
  • 1 Kgs 19:20 : 20 And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?
  • Hag 1:2 : 2 These are the words of the Lord of armies: These people say, The time has not come for building the Lord's house.
  • Matt 4:19-22 : 19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And straight away they let go the nets and went after him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come. 22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.

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    19And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.

    20And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

    21And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

    22But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.

  • Luke 9:60-62
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    60But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.

    61And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

    62But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

  • Luke 9:57-58
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    57And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

    58And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

  • Luke 9:22-23
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    22Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.

    23And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

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    24Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

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    19Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

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    25Now a great number of people went with him.

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    28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

    29And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

    30And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

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    37And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

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    36Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.

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    18And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

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    9And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

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    21Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

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    37He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

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    28And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.

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    19And Jesus got up and went after 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 said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

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    22And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.

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    17And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

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    33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

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    34And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

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    37Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.

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    21Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.