²¹ Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

²² But Jesus told him, “Follow me,^(A) and let the dead bury their own dead.”

⁶¹ Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”^(A)

⁶² Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

³⁷ They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him.^(A)