61Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."


In Context

58 Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

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

60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."

62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

Luke 9:61 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:61And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but let me first take my leave of them that are at my house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid adieu to those at my house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:61Another also said, |I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:61And another also said, Lord, I will follow you; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.