New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 9

Ministry of the Twelve

1And He calledG4779the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427togetherΣυγκαλεσάμενοςSugkalesamenosG4779,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them powerδύναμινdunaminG1411and authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταpantaG3956the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140and to healθεραπεύεινtherapeueinG2323diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554.

2And He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649them out toproclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and to performG2390healingἰᾶσθαιiasthaiG2390.

3And He saidG3004to them, “TakeαἴρετεaireteG142nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367for yourjourneyὁδόν·hodonG3598,neitherG3383a staffῥάβδονrhabdonG4464,norG3383abagπήρανpēranG4082,norG3383breadἄρτονartonG740,norG3383moneyἀργύριονargurionG694; and do not evenhaveἔχειν.echeinG2192twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509apieceἀνὰanaG303.

4WhateverἣνhēnG3739houseοἰκίανoikianG3614you enterεἰσέλθητε,eiselthēteG1525,stayμένετεmeneteG3306thereG1563untilG2532you leaveἐξέρχεσθε.exerchestheG1831that cityG1563.

5And as for those who do not receiveδέχωνταιdechōntaiG1209you, as you goἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831out from that cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,shakeG660the dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offG660your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them.”

6DepartingἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831, they begangoingG1330throughoutG1330the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,preachingG2097the gospelG2097and healingθεραπεύοντεςtherapeuontesG2323everywhereπανταχοῦ.¶pantachouG3837.

7NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068heardἬκουσενĒkousenG191of allπάνταpantaG3956that was happeningγινόμεναginomenaG1096;and he was greatlyG1280perplexedδιηπόρειdiēporeiG1280,becauseδιὰdiaG1223it was saidλέγεσθαιlegesthaiG3004by someτινωνtinōnG5100thatJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491had risenἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,

8and by someτινωνtinōnG5100thatElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243had appearedἐφάνη,ephanēG5316,and by othersἄλλωνallōnG243that oneτιςtisG5100of the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396of oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744had risenG450againG450.

9HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264saidG3004, “I myselfἐγὼegōG1473had JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491beheadedἀπεκεφάλισα·apekephalisaG607;but whoτίςtisG5101is thisG3778manG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739I hearἀκούωakouōG191suchτοιαῦτα;toiautaG5108thingsG5108?” Andhe kept tryingἐζήτειezēteiG2212to seeG3708Him.

10When the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652returnedὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290,they gaveG1334an accountG1334to Him of allὅσαhosaG3745that they had doneἐποίησαν.epoiēsanG4160.TakingπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them with Him, He withdrewὑπεχώρησενhupechōrēsenG5298by HimselfἰδίανidianG2398to a cityπόλινpolinG4172calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά.BēthsaidaG966.

11But the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were awareγνόντεςgnontesG1097of this and followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him; and welcomingἀποδεξάμενοςapodexamenosG588them, He beganspeakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980to them aboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316and curingἰᾶτο.¶iatoG2390thoseG3588who hadἔχονταςechontasG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of healingθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322.

Five Thousand Fed

12Now the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250was endingκλίνειν.klineinG2827,and the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and saidG3004to Him, “SendG630the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793awayG630,that they may goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198into the surroundingκύκλῳkuklōG2945villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968and countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68and findG2647lodgingG2647and getεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147somethingG1979to eatG1979;for hereὧδεhōdeG5602we are in a desolateἐρήμῳerēmōG2048placeτόπῳtopōG5117.”

13But He saidG3004to them,“You giveδότεdoteG1325them somethingto eatG2068!”And they saidG3004, “We have noοὐκoukG3756moreG4183thanἢēG2228fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτοιartoiG740and twoδύο,duoG1417fishἰχθύεςichthuesG2486,unlessεἰeiG1487 G3385perhapsG3385we goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and buyἀγοράσωμενagorasōmenG59foodβρώματα.brōmataG1033for allπάνταpantaG3956theseτοῦτονtoutonG3778peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.”

14(For there were aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616fiveπεντακισχίλιοι.¶pentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menἄνδρεςandresG435.)And He saidG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “Have themsitG2625downG2625to eatin groupsκλισίαςklisiasG2828of aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004eachἀνὰanaG303.”

15They didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,and had them allἅπαντας.hapantasG537sitG2625downG2625.

16ThenG2532He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486,and lookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308up to heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,He blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127them, and brokeκατέκλασενkateklasenG2622them,and kept givingἐδίδουedidouG1325themto the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to setπαραθεῖναιparatheinaiG3908beforeG3908thepeopleὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793.

17And they allπάντες,pantesG3956ateG2068and were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησανechortasthēsanG5526; andthe brokenG2801piecesG2801which they had leftG4052overG4052were pickedἤρθηērthēG142up, twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427basketsκόφινοιkophinoiG2894full.

18And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that whileἐνenG1722He wasprayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336aloneμόναςmonasG3441,the disciplesμαθηταί,mathētaiG3101were with Him, and He questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“WhoτίναtinaG5101do thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004that I amG1510?”

19They answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611and saidG3004, “JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491the Baptistβαπτιστήν,baptistēnG910,and othersἄλλοιalloiG243sayElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;but othersἄλλοιalloiG243,that oneτιςtisG5100of the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396of oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744has risenG450againG450.”

20And He saidG3004to them,“But whoτίναtinaG5101do you sayG3004that I amG1510?”And PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “TheChristχριστὸνchristonG5547of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.”

21But HewarnedἐπιτιμήσαςepitimēsasG2008them and instructedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853themnot to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778to anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367,

22sayingG3004, “The SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183and be rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaiG593by the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245and chiefἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749priestsG749and scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,and be killedἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaiG615and be raisedἐγερθῆναι.¶egerthēnaiG1453up on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”

23And He was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to themallπάντας·pantasG3956, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wishesθέλειtheleiG2309to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me, he must denyἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthōG720himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,and takeἀράτωaratōG142up his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250and followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190Me.

24ForwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, but whoeverὃςhosG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,he is the one who will saveσώσειsōseiG4982it.

25For whatτίtiG5101is a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444profitedὠφελεῖταιōpheleitaiG5623if he gainsκερδήσαςkerdēsasG2770the wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889, andlosesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622orἢēG2228forfeitsζημιωθείς;zēmiōtheisG2210himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438?

26For whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302is ashamedἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēaG1870of Me and My wordsλόγους,logousG3056,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will be ashamedἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaiG1870of him whenὅτανhotanG3752He comesἔλθῃelthēG2064in His gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391, and the gloryof the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and of the holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλων.angelōnG32.

27But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you truthfullyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,there are someτινεςtinesG5100of thoseG3588standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476hereαὐτοῦautouG847whoοἳhoiG3739will not tasteγεύσωνταιgeusōntaiG1089deathθανάτουthanatouG2288untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

The Transfiguration

28SomeὡσεὶhōseiG5616eightὀκτώ,oktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsλόγουςlogousG3056,He tookG3880alongG3880PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491and JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385, andwentἀνέβηanebēG305up on the mountainὄροςorosG3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.proseuxasthaiG4336.

29And whileἐνenG1722He wasprayingπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,the appearanceεἶδοςeidosG1491of His faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096differentἕτερον,heteronG2087,and His clothingἱματισμὸςhimatismosG2441becamewhiteλευκὸςleukosG3022andgleamingἐξαστράπτων.exastraptōnG1823.

30And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435were talkingσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814with Him; and they were MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475and ElijahἨλίας·ĒliasG2243,

31whoοἳhoiG3739,appearingG3708ingloryδόξῃdoxēG1391,were speakingἔλεγονelegonG3004of HisdepartureἔξοδονexodonG1841whichἣνhēnG3739He was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to accomplishπληροῦνplērounG4137at JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

32NowG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and his companionsσὺνsunG3588 G4862had beenἦσανēsanG1510overcomeβεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiG916with sleepὕπνῳ.hupnōG5258;but when they were fullyG1235awakeG1235,they sawG3708His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391and the twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435standingσυνεστῶταςsunestōtasG4921with Him.

33And astheseG846were leavingδιαχωρίζεσθαιdiachōrizesthaiG1316Him, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidλέγει.legeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,it is goodκαλόνkalonG2570for us to be hereὧδεhōdeG5602;let us makeποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140tabernaclesσκηνὰςskēnasG4633:oneμίανmianG1520for You, and oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,and oneμίανmianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳ·ĒliaG2243”--not realizingG3609whatὃhoG3739he was sayingG3004.

34While he was sayingλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507formedἐγένετοegenetoG1096and beganto overshadowἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenG1982them; and they were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399as they enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the cloudνεφέλην.nephelēnG3507.

35ThenκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096out of the cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is My SonυἱόςhuiosG5207, MyChosenἐκλελεγμένος,eklelegmenosG1586One; listenἀκούετε.¶akoueteG191to Him!”

36And whenG1722the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456had spokenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147aloneμόνος.monosG3441. Andthey keptG4601silentἐσίγησανesigēsanG4601,and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518to noG3762oneG3762in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250anyG3762of the things whichὧνhōnG3739they had seenἑώρακαν.¶he'ōrakanG3708.

37On the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,when they cameἘγένετοEgenetoG1096downκατελθόντωνkatelthontōnG2718from the mountainὄρουςorousG3735,a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876Him.

38And a manἀνὴρanērG435from the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793shoutedἐβόησενeboēsenG994,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You to lookἐπιβλέψαιepiblepsaiG1914at my sonυἱόνhuionG5207, for he is myonlyμονογενήςmonogenēsG3439boy,

39and a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151seizesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983him, and he suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810screamsκράζειkrazeiG2896,and it throwsG4682him into a convulsionσπαράσσειsparasseiG4682with foamingἀφροῦaphrouG876at the mouth;and onlyG3433with difficultyG3433does it leaveG672him, maulingσυντρῖβονsuntribonG4937himas it leavesG672.

40I beggedἐδεήθηνedeēthēnG1189Your disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101to castἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544it out, and they couldἠδυνήθησαν.¶ēdunēthēsanG1410not.”

41And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004,“You unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571and pervertedδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you and putἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430up with you? BringπροσάγαγεprosagageG4317your sonυἱόνhuionG5207hereὧδεhōdeG5602.”

42While he was stillἔτιetiG2089approachingπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334,the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140slammedἔρρηξενerrēxenG4486him to the groundand threwG4952him into a convulsionσυνεσπάραξεν.sunesparaxenG4952.But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390the boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816and gaveG591him backἀπέδωκενapedōkenG591to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

43And they were allπάντεςpantesG3956amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at thegreatnessμεγαλειότητιmegaleiotētiG3168of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.But while everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956was marvelingθαυμαζόντωνthaumazontōnG2296at allπᾶσινpasinG3956that He was doingἐποίειepoieiG4160,He saidG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

44“Let theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056sinkθέσθεthestheG5087into your earsὦταōtaG3775;for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is goingμέλλειmelleiG3195to bedeliveredπαραδίδοσθαιparadidosthaiG3860into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

45But theydid not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,and it was concealedπαρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenonG3871from them soἵναinaG2443that they would not perceiveαἴσθωνταιaisthōntaiG143it; and they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐρωτῆσαιerōtēsaiG2065Him aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778statementῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487.

The Test of Greatness

46An argumentδιαλογισμὸςdialogismosG1261startedΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525amongἐνenG1722them as to whichτίςtisG5101of them might be the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173.

47But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG3609whatG1261they were thinkingG1261in their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949a childπαιδίονpaidionG3813and stoodἔστησενestēsenG2476him by His sideπαρ᾽par᾽G3844,

48and saidG3004to them, “Whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437receivesδέξηταιdexētaiG1209thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778childπαιδίονpaidionG3813in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686receivesδέχεται·dechetaiG1209Me, and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302receivesδέξηται,dexētaiG1209Me receivesδέχεταιdechetaiG1209Him who sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649Me;for the oneG3588who is leastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398amongἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956of you, thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the one who is greatμέγας.megasG3173.”

49JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,we sawG3708someoneτιναtinaG5100castingἐκβάλλονταekballontaG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140in Your nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686;and we tried to preventἐκωλύομενekōluomenG2967him becauseὅτιhotiG3754he does not followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190along with us.”

50But JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Do not hinderκωλύετε·kōlueteG2967him;for he whoὃςhosG3739is not againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596you is for you.”

51WhenἐνenG1722the daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250were approachingσυμπληροῦσθαιsumplērousthaiG4845for HisascensionἀναλήμψεωςanalēmpseōsG354, Hewas determinedἐστήρισενestērisenG4741to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419;

52and He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649messengersἀγγέλουςangelousG32on aheadπρὸ προσώπουpro prosōpouG4253 G4383of Him, and they wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525a villageκώμηνkōmēnG2968of theSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541tomakeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090arrangementsG2090for Him.

53But they did not receiveἐδέξαντοedexantoG1209Him,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He was travelingπορευόμενονporeuomenonG4198towardεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

54When His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385and JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491sawG3708this,they saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do You wantθέλειςtheleisG2309us tocommandG3004fireπῦρpurG4442to comeκαταβῆναιkatabēnaiG2597downG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772and consumeἀναλῶσαιanalōsaiG355them?”

55But He turnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762and rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008them, [and saidG3004,“You do not knowG3609whatG4169kindG4169of spiritG4151you are of;

56for the SonG5207of ManG444did not comeG2064to destroyG622men’sG444livesG5590,but to saveG4982them.”]And they wentἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198on to anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087villageκώμην.¶kōmēnG2968.

Exacting Discipleship

57As they were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198alongἐνenG1722the roadὁδῷhodōG3598,someoneτιςtisG5100saidG3004to Him, “I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190You whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437You goἀπέρχῃaperchēG565.”

58And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“The foxesἀλώπεκεςalōpekesG258haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192holesφωλεοὺςphōleousG5454and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theairοὐρανοῦouranouG3772havenestsκατασκηνώσεις·kataskēnōseisG2682, butthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192nowhereοὐκ ποῦouk pouG3756 G4226to layκλίνῃ.¶klinēG2827His headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

59And He saidG3004to anotherἕτερον·heteronG2087, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me.”But he saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,permitἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010me firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413to goἀπελθόντιapelthontiG565and buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290my fatherπατέραpateraG3962.”

60But He saidG3004to him,“AllowἄφεςaphesG863the deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498to buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438deadνεκρούς.nekrousG3498;but as for you, goἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565andproclaimG1229everywhereG1229the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

61Anotherἕτερος·heterosG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004, “I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190You, Lordκύριε·kurieG2962; butfirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413permitἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010me to sayG657good-byeG657to thoseG3588at homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

62But JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him, “NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762,after puttingἐπιβαλὼνepibalōnG1911his handχεῖραcheiraG5495to the plowἄροτρονarotronG723and lookingβλέπωνblepōnG991backὀπίσωopisōG3694,is fitεὔθετόςeuthetosG2111for the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”