Luke 9:60
World English Bible (WEB)
But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
In context
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.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”
Luke 9:60 in every translation
- 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
- 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.