Luke 9:59
World English Bible (WEB)
He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
In context
57 As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.”
58 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
59 He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
60 But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
61 Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”
Luke 9:59 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me 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.