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Luke 9:59-62 New Century Version (NCV)

59. Jesus said to another man, “Follow me!”But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60. But Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about the kingdom of God.”

61. Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.”

62. Jesus said, “Anyone who begins to plow a field but keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God.”

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