Luke 9:57

Challenging Professed Followers

9:57 As ¹  they were walking ²  along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ³ 

Luke 9:59

9:59 Jesus ⁴  said to another, “Follow me.” But he replied, ⁵  “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

[9:57]  ¹ tn Grk “And as.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:57]  ² tn Grk “going,” but “walking” is an accurate description of how they traveled about.

[9:57]  ³ tc Most mss (A C W Θ Ψ Ë¹³ 33 Ï) add κύριε (kurie, “Lord”) here, but scribes were prone to add to the text, especially appellations for the Lord. The shorter reading also enjoys significant ms support (Ì^45,75 א B D L Ξ Ë¹ lat co).

[9:59]  ⁴ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:59]  ⁵ tn Grk “said.”