Luke 9:51-62

51The time came when God would soon take Jesus up to heaven. Jesus knew this, so he began to go towards Jerusalem.

52He arrived near a village in the country of Samaria. He sent some people into the village with a message. They went to ask for a place to stay for the night.

53But the people in the village would not let him stay there. This was because he was going to Jerusalem.

54Then James and John heard about what had happened. They asked Jesus, ‘Master, do you want us to ask God to send fire down from the sky? Do you want us to kill these people?’

55Jesus turned round. ‘No!’ he said, ‘Do not do that. That would be wrong.’

56Then they all went on to another village.

57They continued on their journey. A man came and spoke to Jesus. He said, ‘I will go with you. And I will go with you everywhere that you go.’

58Jesus replied, ‘Wild animals and birds have their own places to live. But I, the Son of Man, have no place of my own to lie down and rest.’

59Then Jesus said to another man, ‘Come with me!’ The man replied, ‘First let me go home and bury my father. Then I will come with you.’

60‘No!’ Jesus said, ‘Let people who are dead themselves bury their own dead people. You should go and tell people about the kingdom of God.’

61Another man said, ‘Sir, I will come with you. But please let me first go home to say “Goodbye” to my family.’

62Jesus replied, ‘A man that ploughs a field must continue to look straight in front of him. If he looks behind him, he cannot plough well. People that look back behind them cannot work well for the kingdom of God.’