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Luke 9
⁵¹ As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
⁵² He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.
⁵³ But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem.
⁵⁴ When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?”
⁵⁵ But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
⁵⁶ So they went on to another village.
⁵⁷ As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
⁵⁸ But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
⁵⁹ He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
⁶⁰ But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
⁶¹ Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”