Luke 9:61

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then someone said to Jesus, “I want to go with you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home.”

Cross References

1 Kings 19:20

Elisha stopped ploughing and ran after him. “Let me kiss my parents goodbye, then I'll go with you,” he said. “You can go,” Elijah said. “But remember what I've done for you.”

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Work hard at whatever you do. You will soon go to the world of the dead, where no one works or thinks or reasons or knows anything.

Luke 14:26

You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot come with me unless you love me more than you love your own life.

2 Corinthians 2:13

But I was worried when I didn't find my friend Titus there. So I left the other followers and went on to Macedonia.

Deuteronomy 33:9

Protecting Israel's agreement with the LORD was more important to you than the life of your father or mother, or brothers or sisters, or your own children.