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Text -- Luke 9:56-62 (NET)
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Context
9:56 and they went on to another village .
Challenging Professed Followers
9:57 As they were walking along the road , someone said to him , “I will follow you wherever you go .”
9:58 Jesus said to him , “Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests , but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head .”
9:59 Jesus said to another , “Follow me .” But he replied , “Lord, first let me go and bury my father .”
9:60 But Jesus said to him , “Let the dead bury their own dead , but as for you , go and proclaim the kingdom of God .”
9:61 Yet another said , “I will follow you , Lord , but first let me say goodbye to my family .”
9:62 Jesus said to him , “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
Instability |
Anxiety |
Character |
Excuses |
Decision |
Procrastination |
Self-denial |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Kingdom of God |
Elisha |
Zeal |
ABSTINENCE |
Fox |
John |
Retaliation |
Bigotry |
PLOW |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X |
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NET Notes: Luk 9:57 The statement “I will follow you wherever you go” is an offer to follow Jesus as a disciple, no matter what the cost.
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NET Notes: Luk 9:58 Jesus’ reply is simply this: Does the man understand the rejection he will be facing? Jesus has no home in the world (the Son of Man has no plac...
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NET Notes: Luk 9:60 The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-...
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