New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 9

Ministry of the Twelve

1NowδὲdeG1161He calledG4779the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427togetherΣυγκαλεσάμενοςSugkalesamenosG4779and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them powerδύναμινdunaminG1411and authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταpantaG3956the demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140, and the powerto healθεραπεύεινtherapeueinG2323diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554.

2And He sentG649them outG649toproclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and to performG2390healingἰᾶσθαιiasthaiG2390.

3And He saidG3004to them, “TakeαἴρετεaireteG142nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367for yourjourneyὁδόν·hodonG3598,neitherG3383a staffῥάβδονrhabdonG4464,norG3383abagπήρανpēranG4082,norG3383breadἄρτονartonG740,norG3383moneyἀργύριονargurionG694; and do not evenhaveἔχειν.echeinG2192twoδύοduoG1417tunicsχιτῶναςchitōnasG5509.

4And whateverἣνhēnG3739houseοἰκίανoikianG3614you enterεἰσέλθητε,eiselthēteG1525,stayμένετεmeneteG3306thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilG2532you leaveἐξέρχεσθε.exerchestheG1831that cityἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564.

5And as for allG3745whoG3745do not receiveδέχωνταιdechōntaiG1209you, when you leaveἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831that cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172,shakeG660the dustκονιορτὸνkoniortonG2868offG660your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228as a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142againstἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them.”

6And as they were leavingἐξερχόμενοιexerchomenoiG1831, they begangoingG1330throughoutG1330the villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,preachingG2097the gospelG2097and healingθεραπεύοντεςtherapeuontesG2323everywhereπανταχοῦ.¶pantachouG3837.

7NowδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the tetrarchG5068heardἬκουσενĒkousenG191aboutallπάνταpantaG3956that 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 risenἀνέστη.¶anestēG450.

9HerodἩρῴδης·HērōdēsG2264saidG3004, “I myselfἐγὼegōG1473had JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491beheadedἀπεκεφάλισα·apekephalisaG607;but whoτίςtisG5101is thisG3778ManG3778aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739I hearἀκούωakouōG191suchτοιαῦτα;toiautaG5108thingsG5108?” Andhe kept tryingἐζήτειezēteiG2212to seeG3708Him.

10When the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652returnedὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290,they gaveG1334anG1334accountG1334to Him of allG3745thatG3745they had doneἐποίησαν.epoiēsanG4160.And takingπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them with Him, He withdrewὑπεχώρησενhupechōrēsenG5298privatelyἰδίανidianG2398to a cityπόλινpolinG4172calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδά.BēthsaidaG966.

11But the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were awareγνόντεςgnontesG1097of thisand followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him; and He welcomedἀποδεξάμενοςapodexamenosG588them and beganspeakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980to them aboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,and curingἰᾶτο.¶iatoG2390thoseG3588who hadἔχονταςechontasG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of healingθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322.

Five Thousand Men Fed

12NowG1161the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250was endingκλίνειν.klineinG2827,and the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334upG4334and saidG3004to Him, “DismissἀπόλυσονapolusonG630the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,soG2443thatG2443they may goπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198into the surroundingκύκλῳkuklōG2945villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968and countrysideἀγροὺςagrousG68and findG2647lodgingG2647and getεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147somethingG1979toG1979eatG1979;becauseὅτιhotiG3754hereὧδεhōdeG5602,we are in a secludedἐρήμῳerēmōG2048placeτόπῳtopōG5117.”

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

14(For there were aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616fiveπεντακισχίλιοι.¶pentakischilioiG4000thousandG4000menἄνδρεςandresG435.)But He saidG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,“Have them reclineκατακλίνατεkataklinateG2625to eatin groupsκλισίαςklisiasG2828of aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004eachἀνὰanaG303.”

15They didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,and had them allἅπαντας.hapantasG537reclineκατέκλινανkateklinanG2625.

16And He tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740and the twoδύοduoG1417fishἰχθύας,ichthuasG2486,and, lookingἀναβλέψαςanablepsasG308upG308to heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,He blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127them and brokeκατέκλασενkateklasenG2622them,and gaveἐδίδουedidouG1325themto the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101again and again,to serveπαραθεῖναιparatheinaiG3908the crowdὄχλῳ.ochlōG3793.

17And they allπάντες,pantesG3956ateG2068and were satisfiedἐχορτάσθησανechortasthēsanG5526; andthe brokenG2801piecesG2801which they had leftG4052overG4052were pickedG142upG142,twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427basketsκόφινοιkophinoiG2894full.

Peter Says Jesus Is The Christ

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 risenἀνέστη.anestēG450.”

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.¶egerthēnaiG1453on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”

23And He was sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to themallπάντας·pantasG3956, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694Me, he must denyἀρνησάσθωarnēsasthōG720himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,takeἀράτωaratōG142upG142his crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250,and followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190Me.

24ForwhoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622it, but whoeverὃςhosG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778is the one who will saveσώσειsōseiG4982it.

25For whatτίtiG5101goodG5623does it doG5623a personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444if he gainsκερδήσαςkerdēsasG2770the wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889, butlosesἀπολέσαςapolesasG622orἢēG2228forfeitsζημιωθείς;zēmiōtheisG2210himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438?

26For whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302isG1870ashamedἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēaG1870of Me and My wordsλόγους,logousG3056,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will beG1870ashamedἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaiG1870of him whenὅτανhotanG3752He comesἔλθῃelthēG2064in His gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391and the gloryof the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλων.angelōnG32.

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

The Transfiguration

28AboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616eightὀκτώ,oktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsλόγουςlogousG3056,He tookG3880alongG3880PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,and JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385, andwentG305upG305on 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 HisdepartureἔξοδονexodonG1841,whichἣνhēnG3739He wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195accomplishπληροῦνplērounG4137at JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

32NowG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and his companionsσὺνsunG3588 G4862had beenἦσανēsanG1510overcomeβεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiG916with sleepὕπνῳ.hupnōG5258;but when they were fullyG1235awakeG1235,they sawG3708His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391and the twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδραςandrasG435who were standingσυνεστῶταςsunestōtasG4921with Him.

33And astheseG846two menwere leavingδιαχωρίζεσθαιdiachōrizesthaiG1316Him, PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidλέγει.legeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,it is goodκαλόνkalonG2570that we are hereὧδεhōdeG5602; andlet’s makeποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140tabernaclesσκηνὰςskēnasG4633:oneμίανmianG1520for You, oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,and oneμίανmianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳ·ĒliaG2243”--not realizingG3609whatὃhoG3739he was sayingG3004.

34But while he was sayingλέγοντοςlegontosG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507formedἐγένετοegenetoG1096and beganto overshadowἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenG1982them; and they wereG5399afraidG5399as they enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the cloudνεφέλην.nephelēnG3507.

35And thena voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096from 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 cameG2718downG2718from the mountainὄρουςorousG3735,a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876Him.

38And a manἀνὴρanērG435from the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793shoutedἐβόησενeboēsenG994,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I begδέομαίdeomaiG1189You to lookἐπιβλέψαιepiblepsaiG1914at my sonυἱόνhuionG5207,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he is my onlyμονογενήςmonogenēsG3439son,

39and a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151seizesλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983him and he suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810screamsκράζειkrazeiG2896,and it throwsG4682him intoG4682a convulsionσπαράσσειsparasseiG4682with foamingἀφροῦaphrouG876at the mouth;and onlyG3433withG3433difficultyG3433does it leaveG672him, maulingσυντρῖβονsuntribonG4937himas it leavesG672.

40And I beggedἐδεήθηνedeēthēnG1189Your disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101to castἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544it outG1544,and they couldἠδυνήθησαν.¶ēdunēthēsanG1410not.”

41And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004,“YouὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571and perverseδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you and putG430upG430with you? BringπροσάγαγεprosagageG4317your sonυἱόνhuionG5207hereὧδεhōdeG5602.”

42NowG1161while he was stillἔτιetiG2089approachingπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334,the demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140slammedG4486him toG4486theG4486groundG4486and threwG4952him intoG4952aG4952convulsionσυνεσπάραξεν.sunesparaxenG4952.But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390the boyπαῖδαpaidaG3816and gaveG591him backἀπέδωκενapedōkenG591to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962.

43And they were allπάντεςpantesG3956amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at thegreatnessμεγαλειότητιmegaleiotētiG3168of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.But while everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956wasG2296astonishedG2296at allπᾶσινpasinG3956that He was doingἐποίειepoieiG4160,He saidG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,

44“As for you, let theseτούτους·toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056sinkθέσθεthestheG5087into your earsὦταōtaG3775:for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isG3195goingG3195toG3195behandedχεῖραςcheirasG3860 G5495overG3860to menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.”

45But theydid not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,and it was concealedπαρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenonG3871from them soG2443thatG2443they would not comprehendαἴσθωνταιaisthōntaiG143it; and they wereG5399afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐρωτῆσαιerōtēsaiG2065Him aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778statementῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487.

The Test of Greatness

46NowδὲdeG1161an argumentδιαλογισμὸςdialogismosG1261startedΕἰσῆλθενEisēlthenG1525amongἐνenG1722them as to whichτίςtisG5101of them might be the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173.

47But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,knowingG3609whatG1261they were thinkingG1261in their heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,tookἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenosG1949a childπαιδίονpaidionG3813and had him standἔστησενestēsenG2476by His sideπαρ᾽par᾽G3844,

48and He 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 sawG3708someoneτιναtinaG5100castingἐκβάλλονταekballontaG1544outG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140in Your nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686; and we tried topreventἐκωλύομενekōluomenG2967him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754he does not followἀκολουθεῖakoloutheiG190alongG190withG190us.”

50But JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Do not hinderκωλύετε·kōlueteG2967him;for the one 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.

53And 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.

56And they wentἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsanG4198on to anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087villageκώμην.¶kōmēnG2968.

Exacting Discipleship

57As they were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198on the roadὁδῷhodōG3598,someoneτιςtisG5100saidG3004to Him, “I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190You whereverὅπου ἐὰνhopou eanG3699 G1437You goἀπέρχῃaperchēG565.”

58And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“The foxesἀλώπεκεςalōpekesG258haveἔχουσιν,echousinG2192holesφωλεοὺςphōleousG5454and the birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772havenestsκατασκηνώσεις·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 sayG657goodbyeG657to thoseG3588at my homeοἶκόνoikonG3624.”

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