Luke 9:59
Modern Translations
New International Version
He said to another man, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

New Living Translation
He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”

English Standard Version
To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

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

New American Standard Bible
And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

NASB 1995
And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

NASB 1977
And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Permit me first to go and bury my father.”

Amplified Bible
He said to another, “Follow Me [accepting Me as Master and Teacher].” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

Christian Standard Bible
Then he said to another, “Follow me.” “Lord,” he said, “first let me go bury my father.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He said to another, "Follow Me."" Lord," he said, "first let me go bury my father."

Contemporary English Version
Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, "Lord, let me wait until I bury my father."

Good News Translation
He said to another man, "Follow me." But that man said, "Sir, first let me go back and bury my father."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He told another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father."

International Standard Version
He told another man, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

NET Bible
Jesus said to another, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

New King James Version
Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.

New Heart English Bible
He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

World English Bible
He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

American King James Version
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

American Standard Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

A Faithful Version
Then He said to another, "Follow Me." And he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

English Revised Version
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But he said vnto another, Followe me; the same said, Lord, suffer me first to goe and burie my father.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he sayde vnto another, folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde, suffer me first to go and burie my father.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he sayde vnto another: Folowe me. He sayde: Syr, geue me leue first to go, and burye my father.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sayde vnto another: folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde suffre me fyrst to goo and bury my father.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He said to another, “Follow Me”; and he said, “Lord, permit me, having gone away, to first bury my father”;

Berean Literal Bible
And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, allow me first, having gone away, to bury my father."

Young's Literal Translation
And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, permit me having gone, first to inter my father.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And He said to another, Follow Me. However, he said, Lord, first permit me to go away and bury my father.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then he said to another, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said to another, “Come after me.” But he said to him, “My lord, permit me first to go bury my Father.”

Lamsa Bible
He said to another, Follow me; but he said to him, My Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he said to another: Follow me. But he replied: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

Godbey New Testament
And He said to another, Follow thou me. And he said, Lord, permit me first having gone away to bury my father.

Haweis New Testament
And he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, permit me first to return home, and put my father in his grave.

Mace New Testament
Then he said to another, follow me: but he replied, Lord, let me stay first, till I bury my father.

Weymouth New Testament
"Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."

Worrell New Testament
And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me, going away, first to bury my father."

Worsley New Testament
And He said to another, Follow me: but he said, Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father:
















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