Luke 9:59
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
In context
57 As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
59 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61 Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
Luke 9:59 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.