Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, ‘Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.’ ‘Go on back,’ he replied, ‘for what have I done to you? ’
Luke 9:61 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say goodbye to those at my house.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Another also said, I will follow You, Lord, and become Your disciple and side with Your party; but let me first say good-bye to those at my home. American Standard Version (1901) And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house. Common English Bible Someone else said to Jesus, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say good-bye to those in my house.” Catholic Public Domain Version And another said: "I will follow you, Lord. But permit me first to explain this to those of my house." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but let me first take my leave of them that are at my house. |
Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, ‘Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.’ ‘Go on back,’ he replied, ‘for what have I done to you? ’
Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
‘If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters #– #yes, and even his own life #– #he cannot be my disciple.
I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. Instead, I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
He said about his father and mother, ‘I do not regard them.’ He disregarded his brothers and didn’t acknowledge his sons, for they kept your word and maintained your covenant.