Luke 9:59-62

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[59] He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father." [60] But Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God." [61] Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those who are at my house." [62] But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."

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Bethsaida was a fishing town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, the region where Jesus conducted much of his public ministry. As Luke’s narrative turns toward Jerusalem, the city of his

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Luke 9:59-62 mentions Bethsaida, Galilee and Jerusalem.

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