59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.


In Context

56 And they went to another village.

57 And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

58 And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.

61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.

Luke 9:59 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:59He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:59But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:59And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:59And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:59He said to another, |Follow me!| But he said, |Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:59And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:59And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.