Focused Passage

Luke 9:57-62

The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun

Luke moves from delegated mission to growing public confusion, from wilderness provision to messianic confession, from glory on the mountain to failure below, and from Galilean ministry toward the determined road to Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

57As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”

58Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

59Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

61Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

62Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 57

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAs theyαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwere walkingπορευομένωνG4198Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine PluralalongἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularroadὁδῷG3598Noun - Dative Feminine SingularsomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπένG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition[Jesus]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularI will followἈκολουθήσωG190Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularwhereverὅπουG3699Adverb. . .ἐὰνG1437ConjunctionYou goἀπέρχῃG565Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 58

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ΑἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralFoxesἀλώπεκεςG258Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralhaveἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraldensφωλεοὺςG5454Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralbirdsπετεινὰG4071Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularairοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[have] nestsκατασκηνώσειςG2682Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularno placeοὐκG3756Adverb. . .ποῦG4226Adverbto layκλίνῃG2827Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular[His]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularheadκεφαλὴνG2776Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 59

Original words

ThenδὲG1161ConjunctionHe saidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Prepositionanother [man]ἕτερονG2087Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularFollowἈκολούθειG190Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular-ΔὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[The man] repliedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativeletἘπίτρεψόνG2010Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingulargoἀπελθόντιG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular[and] buryθάψαιG2290Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivemyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfatherπατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 60

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus] toldΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLetἌφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldeadνεκροὺςG3498Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralburyθάψαιG2290Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activetheir ownἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldeadνεκρούςG3498Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularhoweverδὲG1161ConjunctiongoἀπελθὼνG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] proclaimδιάγγελλεG1229Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 61

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StillδὲG1161ConjunctionanotherἕτεροςG2087Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularI will followἈκολουθήσωG190Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativeletἐπίτρεψόνG2010Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singularbid farewellἀποτάξασθαιG657Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddletoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural-εἰςG1519PrepositionmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfamilyοἶκόνG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 62

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ThenδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardeclaredΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314Preposition. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularNo oneΟὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwho putsἐπιβαλὼνG1911Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[his]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhandχεῖραG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulartoἐπ’G1909Preposition[the] plowἄροτρονG723Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularand thenκαὶG2532ConjunctionlooksβλέπωνG991Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbackὀπίσωG3694AdverbisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfitεὔθετόςG2111Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularfor theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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