Luke 9:60
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
In context
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.”
62 Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:60 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
- KJV King James Version
- Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
- WEB World English Bible
- But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and Jesus said to him, 'Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.