Luke 9:59 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁵⁹ And [then] He said to another person, “Become my follower.” But he replied, “Lord, allow me to go and bury my father first.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵⁹ And He said to another, Become My disciple, side with My party, and accompany Me! But he replied, Lord, permit me first to go and bury (await the death of) my father.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁵⁹ Then Jesus said to someone else, “Follow me.” He replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵⁹ Then he said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Luke 9:59 Cross References

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to be my follower, he should deny self [i.e., of always having its own way] and lift up his cross [of responsibility] and [then he can] become my follower.

Matthew 6:33

So, you should put the kingdom of God and what He says is right first [in your lives], then all these things [i.e., food, drink and clothing] will be provided for you.

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus moved on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the toll booth [i.e., collecting taxes]. He said to him, “Become my follower.” And he got up and followed Him.

Luke 9:60

But Jesus replied to him, “Let the [spiritually] dead bury their own dead [i.e., let them care for their family members until they die], but you go and proclaim the [coming] kingdom of God.”