Luke 9:62 - The Scriptures 1998

But יהושע  said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of Elohim.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Common English Bible

Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand on the plow and looks back is fit for God’s kingdom.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow, and then looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Jesus said to him: No man putting his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Luke 9:62 Cross References

1 Kings 19:20

And he left the oxen and ran after Ě

Philippians 3:13

Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold of it yet, but only this: forgetting what is behind and reaching out for what lies ahead,

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and went to Thessalonike, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Hebrews 10:38

“But the righteous shall live by belief, but if anyone draws back, my being has no pleasure in him.”