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

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

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

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

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

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

62 Then 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

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction As they αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural were walking πορευομένων G4198 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural along ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular road ὁδῷ G3598 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular someone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular said εἶπέν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular I will follow Ἀκολουθήσω G190 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular You σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular wherever ὅπου G3699 Adverb . . . ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction You go ἀπέρχῃ G565 Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 58

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - Αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural Foxes ἀλώπεκες G258 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural have ἔχουσιν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural dens φωλεοὺς G5454 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural birds πετεινὰ G4071 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular air οὐρανοῦ G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [have] nests κατασκηνώσεις G2682 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular has ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular no place οὐκ G3756 Adverb . . . ποῦ G4226 Adverb to lay κλίνῃ G2827 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular [His] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular head κεφαλὴν G2776 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 59

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction He said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition another [man] ἕτερον G2087 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Follow Ἀκολούθει G190 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular - Δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [The man] replied εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular first πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative let Ἐπίτρεψόν G2010 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular go ἀπελθόντι G565 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular [and] bury θάψαι G2290 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular father πατέρα G3962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 60

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] told Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Let Ἄφες G863 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural dead νεκροὺς G3498 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural bury θάψαι G2290 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active their own ἑαυτῶν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural dead νεκρούς G3498 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural You σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular however δὲ G1161 Conjunction go ἀπελθὼν G565 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] proclaim διάγγελλε G1229 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 61

Original words

Still δὲ G1161 Conjunction another ἕτερος G2087 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular I will follow Ἀκολουθήσω G190 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular You σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction first πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative let ἐπίτρεψόν G2010 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular bid farewell ἀποτάξασθαι G657 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle to τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural - εἰς G1519 Preposition my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular family οἶκόν G3624 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 62

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular declared Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition . . . αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular No one Οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who puts ἐπιβαλὼν G1911 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [his] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular hand χεῖρα G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition [the] plow ἄροτρον G723 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and then καὶ G2532 Conjunction looks βλέπων G991 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural back ὀπίσω G3694 Adverb is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular fit εὔθετός G2111 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular for the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλείᾳ G932 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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