A moment in scripture
Luke 9:60
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 9:58
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.
- Luke 9:59
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- Luke 9:61
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
- Luke 9:62
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.