Luke 9:51–62 · BSB
9:51
As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
9:52
He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
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9:53
But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
9:54
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
9:55
But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
9:56
And He and His disciples went on to another village.
9:57
As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
9:58
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
9:59
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
9:60
But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
9:61
Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
9:62
Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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