Luke 9:59 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:59 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 9:59 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 9:59 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to another, “Follow me!” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.””
Luke 9:59 — World English Bible
Luke 9:59 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. ”
Luke 9:59 — American Standard Version
Luke 9:59 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'”
Luke 9:59 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 9:59 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father. ”
Luke 9:59 — Darby Translation
Luke 9:59 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he said vnto another, Followe me. And the same said, Lord, suffer me first to goe and burie my father.”
Luke 9:59 — Geneva Bible
Luke 9:59 in Context — Luke 9
57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air 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 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
What Does Luke 9:59 Mean?
Luke 9:59 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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