Luke 9:52-62

English Standard Version

⁵² And ^(A)he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of ^(B)the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. ⁵³ But ^(C)the people did not receive him, because ^(D)his face was set toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell ^(E)fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”^{[a] 55} But he turned and rebuked them.^{[b] 56} And they went on to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus

⁵⁷ As they were going ^(F)along the road, ^(G)someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” ⁵⁹ To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ⁶⁰ And Jesus^[c] said to him, “Leave ^(H)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^(I)proclaim the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹ Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ^(J)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” ⁶² Jesus said to him, ^(K)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”