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57 And it occurred that as they were going along the road, a man said to Him, Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.

58 And Jesus told him, Foxes have lurking holes and the birds of the air have roosts and nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.

59 And He said to another, [a]Become My disciple, side with My party, and accompany Me! But he replied, Lord, permit me first to go and bury ([b]await the death of) my father.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:59 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Luke 9:59 Many commentators interpret it thus.

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