Luke 9:59-61

Contemporary English Version

⁵⁹ Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, “Lord, let me wait until I bury my father.”^[a]

⁶⁰ Jesus answered, “Let the dead take care of the dead, while you go and tell about God's kingdom.”

^61 (A) Then someone said to Jesus, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home.”