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Luke 9:60
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But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
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Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
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But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce God’s Kingdom.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
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But He said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you, having gone away, declare the kingdom of God.”
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Luke 9
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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