New International Version (© 2011)
Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. "Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye," he said, "and then I will come with you." "Go back," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"King James Bible
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?American Standard Version
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?Young's Literal Translation
and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, 'Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, 'Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?'1 Kings 19:20 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleLet me - kiss my father and my mother - Elisha fully understood that he was called by this ceremony to the prophetic office: and it is evident that he conferred not with flesh and blood, but resolved, immediately resolved, to obey; only he wished to bid farewell to his relatives. See below. What have I done to thee? - Thy call is not from me, but from God: to him, not to me, art thou accountable for thy use or abuse of it. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge he left Matthew 4:20,22 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him... Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from there, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me... Matthew 19:27 Then answered Peter and said to him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed you; what shall we have therefore? Let me, I pray Matthew 8:21,22 And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father... Luke 9:61,62 And another also said, Lord, I will follow you; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house... Acts 20:37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Go back again [heb] Go, return 1 Kings 19:20 Parallel Commentaries
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Matthew 8:21 Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Matthew 8:22 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Luke 9:61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family."
Luke 9:62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
Acts 20:37 They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him.
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